To coincide with today's congressional hearing on marijuana laws and injustice, drug policy advocates from around the country are joining forces in pursuit of their common goal: fair, equitable cannabis reform
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During his opening remarks, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler emphasized, “For those saddled with a criminal [marijuana] conviction, it can be difficult or impossible to vote, to obtain educational loans, to get a job, to maintain a professional license, to secure housing, to receive government assistance, or even to adopt a child."
In his opening remarks, Rep. Tom McClintock stated that marijuana reform is one of few topics that our current, often heavily divided Congress could potentially agree on during this congressional session, but also added that a large number of proponents, including advocates and expert witnesses present, were determined to"play the race card" in this area in order to stoke racial tensions.
Dr. G. Malik Burnett, MBA, MPH described the current state of US cannabis as"a tale of two Americas:" in short, one where wealthy white men are starting successful cannabis businesses with few hurdles while Americans of color who simply use the plant keep getting their freedom and livelihoods taken away.• Descheduling marijuana, as maintaining marijuana on the Controlled Substances Act serves to preserve federal criminalization and enforcement.
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