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On the recordApril 1, 2022
It is a multibillion-dollar industry also that brings tax revenue of billions to our States. Over 950 are people arrested daily for marijuana-related offenses. This is truly unjust. So we must end this failed policy of marijuana prohibition, which has led to the shattering of so many lives, primarily Black and Brown people. And yes, that is extremely important. Mr. Speaker, it is time to repair the damage. It is time to provide equal justice for those who have been unduly incarcerated. Public opinion supports this. In fact, over 50 years ago, the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, or the Shafer Commission, formally recommended to Congress this be done. We are doing it today.
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Democratic · California
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