Cannabiz cheers Democratic Senate control

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Victories by Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in this week's two Georgia Senate runoffs delivered the 2020 election outcome many in the cannabis world considered most important to federal reform: Democratic control of the U.S. Senate. 

Federal legalization already had unprecedented momentum. The More Act, which would "deschedule" or remove, cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives in December with bipartisan support. Now incoming Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) will be the first leader . . .