[Cannabis Reform]
Lee\Blumenauer: “There’s no question: cannabis prohibition will end soon. We should lead the way by passing H.R.3884…This is a critical issue of racial justice, and the failed war on drugs has devastated communities of color, especially Black and brown communities.”
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Congressional Cannabis Caucus: Time to End Marijuana Prohibition
‘NORML’ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION RELEASES TOP TEN MARIJUANA POLICY EVENTS OF 2019
[Marijuana legalization\NORML]
2019 Year in Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events in Marijuana Policy
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NEW JERSEY SENATOR BOOKER SUPPORTS PROPOSED MARIJUANA LEGISLATION IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[Congressional News\Marijuana]
Senator Cory Booker: “After years of work in the Senate, our efforts to pair marijuana legalization with expungement and reinvestment in the communities most harmed by the War on Drugs have finally led us to today’s critical mark-up. The war on drugs has systematically targeted people of color and the poor, harmed job prospects and access to housing for our nation’s most vulnerable communities, and destroyed countless lives. The House Judiciary Committee’s decision to advance this bill is a significant step toward righting these wrongs and healing the wounds of decades of injustice.”
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NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN NADLER SAYS PROPOSED MARIJUANA LAW WOULD ADDRESS RACIST LEGACY OF “WAR ON DRUGS”
[Congressional News\Marijuana]
Rep. Nadler: “It was only in the early part of the 20th century that marijuana began to be criminalized in the United States—mainly because of misinformation and hysteria, based at least in part on racially-biased stereotypes connecting marijuana use and minorities, particularly African-Americans and Latinos. In 1970, when President Nixon announced the War on Drugs and signed the Controlled Substances Act into law, the federal government placed marijuana on Schedule I, where—unfairly and unjustifiably—it has remained ever since.”
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