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Ron Wyden's Public Statements on Issue: Marijuana

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08/30/2023 Wyden Statement on HHS Recommendation to Classify Cannabis as Schedule III Controlled Substance
11/21/2022 Wyden Statement on Clemency for Oregon Marijuana Offenses
07/21/2022 Schumer, Wyden, Booker Introduce Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act
11/04/2021 Tweet - "The War on Drugs has been a war on people--NY is taking an important step to address its harms I'm working with @SenBooker and @RonWyden to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act to end marijuana prohibition & undo the harms of the War on Drugs at the federal level"
11/04/2021 Tweet - "It's long past time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana, enact criminal justice reforms, & invest in communities hurt by the War on Drugs. That's why @SenBooker , @RonWyden , & I are working to pass our Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act."
10/08/2021 Merkley, Wyden Announce $10 Million for Oregon State University Hemp Research
07/14/2021 Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden And Senator Booker Release Discussion Draft Of Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act, Legislation To End The Federal Cannabis Prohibition And Unfair Targeting Of Communities Of Color
06/22/2021 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Government, the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Calls to Provide Resources, Millions in Support to Nevada Small Businesses
05/19/2021 Wyden, Paul, Merkley Introduce Bill to Update Regulations to Ensure Equal and Safe Access to Hemp-derived CBD Products
04/20/2021 Wyden, Merkley Reintroduce Bill to Allow VA to Prescribe Medical Marijuana to Veterans
02/01/2021 Booker, Wyden, Schumer Joint Statement on Cannabis Reform Legislation
02/01/2021 Booker, Wyden, Schumer Joint Statement on Cannabis Reform Legislation
12/04/2020 Wyden Applauds House Passage of Cannabis Legalization Legislation
09/24/2020 Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Defazio Introduce Legislation to Ensure Equal Access to Disaster Relief for Cannabis Businesses
07/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Wyden, Merkley Press Feds to Improve Hemp Farming Rules
12/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Hon. James Carroll, Dir. of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Harris, Senators Request Update from Federal Agencies on Progress Towards Issuing Long-Delayed Licensing of Marijuana Manufacturing for Research Purposes
12/03/2019 Wyden Welcomes Federal Banking Guidance for Hemp as Important Step for Oregon Farmers and Producers
11/20/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Wyden, Merkley Request Changes to USDA Rule on Hemp Production to Better Support Oregon Farmers
06/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities
03/05/2019 Wyden, Merkley Join Colleagues to Reintroduce the Marijuana Justice Act
02/28/2019 Booker, Lee, Khanna Introduce Landmark Marijuana Justice Bill
12/11/2018 Wyden Statement on Hemp Legalization
10/16/2018 Senator Wyden Statement on Cannabis Legalization in Canada
02/12/2018 Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws
01/25/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws

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