Political Quotes

“before the Senate finishes this evening, there is one more important piece of legislation we are passing today, which I want to tout: the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act. I have to give great credit to Senator Feinstein, Senator Grassley, and Senator Schatz. They have championed this legislation and worked hard to see that it has gotten support of all the Senators. It would eliminate the redtape that hinders cannabis research, opening the door for new, innovative treatments derived from cannabis. Now, if you are one of the millions of Americans who deal with conditions like Parkinson's or epilepsy or post-traumatic stress, or any number of other conditions, cannabis might hold promising new options for managing these diseases, but we need to do research first. And the Federal government, sadly, has been woefully behind the times on this front. This bill will help fix that and, equally important, I hope that after passing this bill, the Senate can make progress on other cannabis legislation too. I am still holding productive talks with Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House and the Senate on moving additional bipartisan cannabis legislation in the lameduck, and we are going to try very, very hard to get it done. It is not easy, but we are making good progress. So I thank my colleagues for the excellent work on this bill and hope it portends more good cannabis legislation to come. ____________________”