Marijuana Justice Act of 2017

Marijuana’s prohibition and gradual legalization in the United States has had a significant economic impact on those left in its wake. On one hand, the punitive approach to marijuana use taken by local and state law enforcement agencies has had pernicious economic consequences for low-income and minority individuals and communities.

On the other, marijuana has shown itself to be a profitable cash crop in states that have legalized it and has represented a multibillion-dollar state-sanctioned industry to a newly minted class of entrepreneurs.