Cannabis countdown: 3 big headlines moving pot stocks this week

Tim Seymour, the founder and chief investment officer of Seymour Asset Management and the man behind the Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF (CNBS), runs through three major headlines moving cannabis stocks. Subscribe to CNBC Pro to access our live Pro Talk “How to Navigate the Reddit Market Mania” with Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and CNBC’s Mike Santoli: https://cnb.cx/3r7vPrJ

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two other Democratic senators said Monday that they will push to pass this year sweeping legislation that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, which has been legalized to some degree by many states.

That reform also would provide so-called restorative justice for people who have been convicted of pot-related crimes, the senators said in a joint statement.

“The War on Drugs has been a war on people — particularly people of color,” said a statement issued by Schumer, of New York, and Sens. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, and Ron Wyden, of Oregon.

“Ending the federal marijuana prohibition is necessary to right the wrongs of this failed war and end decades of harm inflicted on communities of color across the country,” they said.

“But that alone is not enough. As states continue to legalize marijuana, we must also enact measures that will lift up people who were unfairly targeted in the War on Drugs.”

The senators said they will release “a unified discussion draft on comprehensive reform” early this year and that passing the legislation will be a priority for the Senate.

The trio also said that in addition to ending the federal pot ban and ensuring restorative justice, the legislation would “protect public health and implement responsible taxes and regulations.”

Schumer co-sponsored marijuana decriminalization legislation several years ago.

The statement comes as public support for legal marijuana has grown. A Gallup poll in November showed that 68% of Americans, a record high, favored marijuana legalization.

Every initiative that involved the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana on the ballot in 2020 passed.

Voters in New Jersey and Arizona chose to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. Mississippi voted to legalize medical marijuana use, and South Dakota legalized the drug for both recreational and medical use.

So far, 15 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for adult recreational use, and 36 states permit medical use of the drug.

Oregon is the first to have decriminalized hard drugs.

25 Comments

  1. micah on May 27, 2021 at 7:33 pm

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  2. Ellis Terrell on May 27, 2021 at 7:36 pm

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  3. Bridgette Rigney on May 27, 2021 at 7:38 pm

    Thank you Lord all states passing



  4. IAMFOOZY on May 27, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    MASSROOT is gunna go thru the roof



  5. Bernie Socialist-Anders on May 27, 2021 at 7:41 pm

    Democrats NEED to pass Legalization and I have hope that they will



  6. HEZ BLACKWELL on May 27, 2021 at 7:42 pm

    Indiana should legalize marijuana



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  9. gjp on May 27, 2021 at 7:47 pm

    Global Legal Marijuana Market $100 Billion by 2027
    January 29, 2021 by iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.
    "The global market for legal marijuana is estimated to reach $100 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 19.0% over the forecast period, driven by increasing public awareness, legal use and introduction of new marijuana strains."
    https://www.ihealthcareanalyst.com/global-legal-marijuana-market/



  10. Rick Mahnn on May 27, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    TBH kinda happy if they do this. Since the No knock raids are getting old and cartels smuggling stuff into and around the U.S. is getting old. If someone wants to get stoned off their rear. Not my problem. Just don’t drive plz and ty. Most people hate their life anymore and if Cannabis makes them a lil happier. It sure beats out the alternative which is them stealing from a walgreens.



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  14. The BAD Gamer on May 27, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    it will be 15 years till totally legal when boomer parents are gone



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  16. Jonathan Jollimore on May 27, 2021 at 8:02 pm

    Loads of money to be made in pot. If they can get fully legal it going to be a boom town



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  20. KarliEnchanted on May 27, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    Is it legal to buy weed stocks if it’s not legal for recreation in my state?



  21. Ole JB on May 27, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    Aight then



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  24. David Renshaw on May 27, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    MCOA is a great stock to own



  25. Ray Hawk on May 27, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    Who is the inbred creaton who decided marijuana should be illegal anyway.

    Clench my pearls an herb that came out if the ground. Fear the tiny green plant. It’s little shop of horrors