New cannabis coalition wants to influence how not if weed is legalized

There are dozens of unanswered questions at this point, said Andrew Freedman, executive director of the coalition and Colorados former cannabis czar. So we need to answer, definitively, all of these outstanding questions.There are now 16 states that have enacted full marijuana legalization, while another 26 just have legal medical markets. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has embraced marijuana legalization, calling it a priority for this Congress. Many of these companies already have big stakes in the cannabis industry and stand to profit from federal policy changes. Constellation owns 39 percent of major Canadian cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. Altria purchased a $1.8 billion stake in cannabis company Cronos Group in 2018 and lobbied for Virginias recently passed marijuana legalization bill.