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Bernie Sanders' Public Statements on Issue: Marijuana

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10/06/2022 Tweet - "I have long believed that marijuana should be legalized and those arrested for possession should be pardoned and have their records expunged. The President's executive action today is an important step forward, but much more needs to be done."
06/07/2022 Tweet - "The time is long overdue to legalize marijuana nationally, expunge past marijuana convictions and ensure revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in the communities most impacted by the failed war on drugs."
04/02/2022 Tweet - "Marijuana should be legal nationwide. All marijuana convictions must be expunged. It is absurd that the federal government considers marijuana to be as dangerous as heroin"
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
02/28/2019 Booker, Lee, Khanna Introduce Landmark Marijuana Justice Bill
04/20/2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Marijuana Regulations
04/19/2018 Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Booker's Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana
01/04/2018 Sanders Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision
12/14/2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
12/13/2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses
11/21/2015 Sanders Calls Criminal Justice Reform the "Civil Rights Issue of the Century'
11/07/2015 Sanders Statement on Criminal Justice Reform and Marijuana Law
10/28/2015 Sanders: Let States Make Marijuana Legal
10/13/2015 CNN Democratic Party Presidential Debate
03/14/2014 FOX "The O'Reilly Factor" - Transcript: 2016 Elections
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