This is a critical debate and it is long overdue. Federal prohibition has failed, from our criminal justice system, to our healthcare system, to our State and local governments that are forced to navigate an impossible landscape.
Kennedy highlights the failures of federal marijuana prohibition affecting various systems.
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And this is very much a life-or-death situation for the millions of people with chronic health conditions...
This is, in all likelihood, my last committee hearing as well. It has been an extraordinary honor and pleasure and privilege for me to join all of you on the best committee in Congress.
In other parlance, it is countercyclical, right? When you have an economic downturn, Medicaid enrollment increases, right?
The Affordable Care Act is before the Supreme Court, and the Trump administration is urging the justices to throw out every aspect of the law.
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