Prohibition of cannabis was created out of racism.
There is absolutely no justification for anybody up here today in Congress to compare cannabis to slavery.
If you are Black or Brown or African American you are four times as likely to be arrested for cannabis over Whites.
Cannabis is an area where we can work together on both sides of the aisle to prohibit more of those inequities.
If we treat cannabis like alcohol, we have all the regulation that we need.
And I would encourage Senator Schumer, Senator Booker, my colleagues in the House on both sides of the aisle, with the d...
Finding common ground on this issue should not be difficult.
So a message today to Republicans and Democrats alike on this and any other issue is that if you're willing to work with...
As you mentioned, Blacks, Browns--Brown folks and African Americans are four times as likely to be arrested.
Ranking Member Mace, present today, has championed the States Reform Act, which provides a Federal regulatory framework ...
Thank you for holding this hearing, and I look forward to your questions.