New D.C. Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Sales, Pay Reparations To People Arrested For Marijuana Offenses

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New D.C. Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Sales, Pay Reparations To People Arrested For Marijuana Offenses
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A new bill in the D.C. Council would legalize and regulate the sales of recreational marijuana, while also creating a reparations fund with payments for people arrested, convicted, or incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses prior to 2015.

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