U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday she is co-sponsoring the Marijuana Justice Act.
The act would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances.
The bill would also expunge the records of Americans who have prior marijuana possession convictions.
Gillibrand claims that the landmark legislation would legalize marijuana and help reverse decades of failed drug policy that has reportedly disproportionately hurt communities of color and low-income communities in New York and across the community.
