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Summer Lee: For far too long, our country has taken the wrong approach to drug abuse, criminalizing substance use instead of…

On the recordMarch 10, 2021
For far too long, our country has taken the wrong approach to drug abuse, criminalizing substance use instead of preventing and treating it.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Critique of past drug policies and their impact on communities of color.

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