Eliot Engel actually said...

"What I have--I think one of the main things that we need to understand as policymakers is that the inception of the United States Congress calling cannabis a class I drug..."

"As an advocate for legalizing cannabis, I have been supportive of state laws to legalize cannabis, including marijuana."

"I think it is really important for us to understand that calling cannabis a gateway drug in an anecdotal fashion is unfair to the American people."

"It is also critical that we streamline the federal process for medical research on cannabis."