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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, ...
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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, ...
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