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Oct. 6, 2022 Tweet - "I have long believed that marijuana should be legalized and those arrested for possession should be pardoned and have their records expunged. The President's executive action today is an important step forward, but much more needs to be done." Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 7, 2022 Tweet - "The time is long overdue to legalize marijuana nationally, expunge past marijuana convictions and ensure revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in the communities most impacted by the failed war on drugs." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2022 Tweet - "Marijuana should be legal nationwide. All marijuana convictions must be expunged. It is absurd that the federal government considers marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin" Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2021 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Tom Cole, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Neguse, Armstrong Urge Protection of Cannabis Research in Appropriations Process Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blumenauer and Lee Urge President Biden to Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Booker, Lee, Khanna Introduce Landmark Marijuana Justice Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Marijuana Regulations Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 19, 2018 Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Booker's Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2018 Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2018 Welch Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2018 Sanders Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2015 Sanders Calls Criminal Justice Reform the "Civil Rights Issue of the Century' Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 7, 2015 Sanders Statement on Criminal Justice Reform and Marijuana Law Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 28, 2015 Sanders: Let States Make Marijuana Legal Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2015 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2014 FOX "The O'Reilly Factor" - Transcript: 2016 Elections Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 12, 2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reschedule Marijuana Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 6, 2022 Tweet - "I have long believed that marijuana should be legalized and those arrested for possession should be pardoned and have their records expunged. The President's executive action today is an important step forward, but much more needs to be done." Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 7, 2022 Tweet - "The time is long overdue to legalize marijuana nationally, expunge past marijuana convictions and ensure revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in the communities most impacted by the failed war on drugs." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 2, 2022 Tweet - "Marijuana should be legal nationwide. All marijuana convictions must be expunged. It is absurd that the federal government considers marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin" Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 22, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2021 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Tom Cole, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Neguse, Armstrong Urge Protection of Cannabis Research in Appropriations Process Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blumenauer and Lee Urge President Biden to Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Booker, Lee, Khanna Introduce Landmark Marijuana Justice Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Marijuana Regulations Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 19, 2018 Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Booker's Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2018 Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2018 Welch Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2018 Sanders Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 21, 2015 Sanders Calls Criminal Justice Reform the "Civil Rights Issue of the Century' Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 7, 2015 Sanders Statement on Criminal Justice Reform and Marijuana Law Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 28, 2015 Sanders: Let States Make Marijuana Legal Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 13, 2015 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2014 FOX "The O'Reilly Factor" - Transcript: 2016 Elections Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 12, 2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reschedule Marijuana Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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