Top Senate Democratsbr Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuanabr Decriminalization .br Top Senate Democratsbr Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuanabr Decriminalization .br Top Senate Democratsbr Propose Plan for, Federal Marijuanabr Decriminalization .br A group of top Senate Democratsbr have announced their plan tobr propose legislation that would endbr the federal ban of marijuana. .br The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,br Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .br The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,br Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .br The group is made up of Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York,br Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. .br Their draft bill, titled the Cannabisbr Administration and Opportunity Act,br would see marijuana removed from thebr Controlled Substances Act withinbr 60 days of implementation.br The Controlled Substances Act is a federal drug policybr under which the manufacturing, importation, possession,br use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. .br Under the bill, marijuana would begin beingbr regulated and taxed, with states allowedbr to set their own marijuana laws. .br The group’s proposal calls for the immediatebr expunging of nonviolent marijuana-related arrestsbr and convictions from federal records. .br It would also see new tax revenue go towardbr restorative justice programs aimed at helping communitiesbr that have been disproportionally harmed by br “the failed federal prohibition of cannabis.”.br It's as simple as this: Senators Booker,br Schumer and I want to bring common sense tobr the federal government, end prohibition andbr restore the lives of those hurt most and setbr them up for opportunity, Sen. Ron Wyden, via CBS.br Recreational marijuana is currently legalized inbr 18 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and thebr Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .