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April 20, 2018
Schumer Announces Support For Decriminalizing Marijuana At Federal Level, Plans To Introduce New Legislation In U.S. Senate
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2018
Tweet - "The time has come to decriminalize marijuana. My thinking -- as well as the general population's views -- on the issue has evolved, and so I believe there's no better time than the present to get this done."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2018
Tweet - "THREAD: It's official. Today, I am formally announcing my plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It's time we allow states, once and for all, to have the power to decide what works best for them."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 16, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Support For Landmark Legislation To Legalize Marijuana, Help Reverse Decades Of Failed Drug Policies That Disproportionately Hurt Communities Of Color And Low-Income Communities
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 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
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of House Judiciary Committee - Hearing on Marijuana Policy Change by Attorney General Sessions
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The Attorney General's decision to rescind the Cole memo was a very bad one & I oppose it."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2018
Gillibrand Statement On Reports That Attorney General Sessions Will Rescind Current Federal Marijuana Policy
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House - Prevent DOJ From Interfering With Implementation Of State Medical Marijuana Laws
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2017
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Medical Marijuana Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Letter Urging Respect for State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 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
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 25, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Effectiveness of the Cannabis Eradication Program
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 11, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Statement on DEA's Long Overdue Decision to End Monopoly on Medical Marijuana Research
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration - Take Action on Medical Marijuana
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Harry Reid, Minority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Medical Marijuana Provisions in Funding Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2016
As Deadline Approaches for VA to Renew its Rule that Prohibits Medical Marijuana, Senator Gillibrand Urges VA to Fix Discriminatory Policy & Allow Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Adminstrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Medical Marijuana Research
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 21, 2015
Gillibrand to Push for Federal Medical Marijuana Reforms in Keynote Before the National Cannabis Industry Association
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015
Gillibrand: White House Right to Lift Barrier to Marijuana Research, But Obstacles For Medical Care Remain
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015
Senator Gillibrand, Rochester Area Families Push For New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- To Access Necessary Care Without Fear Of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015
Senator Gillibrand, Western New York Families Push for New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- to Access Necessary Care Without Fear of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
March 15, 2015
Gillibrand & Booker Meet with NY, NJ Families About New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana & Announce Endorsement of Epilepsy Foundation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015
Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 28, 2015
Gillibrand Introduces Loretta Lynch During Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2014
Rep. Jeffries Statement on Change in Minor Marijuana Possession Arrest Policy
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 27, 2014
Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - Allow Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Treatments in New York
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - rant New York A Medical Marijuana Waiver
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 30, 2014
NY1: Advocates Upset About High Arrest Numbers in Black, Latino Areas for Marijuana Possession
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 27, 2014
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries And Community Advocates Call On NYPD Commissioner Bratton To Reform Marijuana Arrest Policy
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 9, 2013
Huffington Post - Over-Criminalization Task Force in House Could Rethink Drug Laws
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts and 29 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Signed Into Law Today by President Obama
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2012
Governor Cuomo Announces Legislation to Bring Consistency and Fairness to the State's Penal Law and Save Thousands of New Yorkers from Unnecessary Misdemeanor Charges
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 9, 2012
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2011
Letter to Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 1, 2015
Issue Position: Medical Marijuana
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Date
Title
Politician
April 20, 2018
Schumer Announces Support For Decriminalizing Marijuana At Federal Level, Plans To Introduce New Legislation In U.S. Senate
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2018
Tweet - "The time has come to decriminalize marijuana. My thinking -- as well as the general population's views -- on the issue has evolved, and so I believe there's no better time than the present to get this done."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 20, 2018
Tweet - "THREAD: It's official. Today, I am formally announcing my plan to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It's time we allow states, once and for all, to have the power to decide what works best for them."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 16, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Feb. 14, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Support For Landmark Legislation To Legalize Marijuana, Help Reverse Decades Of Failed Drug Policies That Disproportionately Hurt Communities Of Color And Low-Income Communities
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 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
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 5, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of House Judiciary Committee - Hearing on Marijuana Policy Change by Attorney General Sessions
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Jan. 6, 2018
Tweet - "The Attorney General's decision to rescind the Cole memo was a very bad one & I oppose it."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 4, 2018
Gillibrand Statement On Reports That Attorney General Sessions Will Rescind Current Federal Marijuana Policy
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House - Prevent DOJ From Interfering With Implementation Of State Medical Marijuana Laws
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 15, 2017
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Medical Marijuana Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 4, 2017
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Letter Urging Respect for State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Dec. 14, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 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
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 25, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office - Effectiveness of the Cannabis Eradication Program
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
Aug. 11, 2016
Senator Gillibrand Statement on DEA's Long Overdue Decision to End Monopoly on Medical Marijuana Research
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 30, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration - Take Action on Medical Marijuana
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 28, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Harry Reid, Minority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Medical Marijuana Provisions in Funding Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2016
As Deadline Approaches for VA to Renew its Rule that Prohibits Medical Marijuana, Senator Gillibrand Urges VA to Fix Discriminatory Policy & Allow Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Adminstrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Medical Marijuana Research
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 21, 2015
Gillibrand to Push for Federal Medical Marijuana Reforms in Keynote Before the National Cannabis Industry Association
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 9, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015
Gillibrand: White House Right to Lift Barrier to Marijuana Research, But Obstacles For Medical Care Remain
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015
Senator Gillibrand, Rochester Area Families Push For New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- To Access Necessary Care Without Fear Of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015
Senator Gillibrand, Western New York Families Push for New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- to Access Necessary Care Without Fear of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
March 15, 2015
Gillibrand & Booker Meet with NY, NJ Families About New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana & Announce Endorsement of Epilepsy Foundation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015
Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 28, 2015
Gillibrand Introduces Loretta Lynch During Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2014
Rep. Jeffries Statement on Change in Minor Marijuana Possession Arrest Policy
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 27, 2014
Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - Allow Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Treatments in New York
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Sept. 29, 2014
Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - rant New York A Medical Marijuana Waiver
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 30, 2014
NY1: Advocates Upset About High Arrest Numbers in Black, Latino Areas for Marijuana Possession
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 27, 2014
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries And Community Advocates Call On NYPD Commissioner Bratton To Reform Marijuana Arrest Policy
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 9, 2013
Huffington Post - Over-Criminalization Task Force in House Could Rethink Drug Laws
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
July 9, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts and 29 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Signed Into Law Today by President Obama
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2012
Governor Cuomo Announces Legislation to Bring Consistency and Fairness to the State's Penal Law and Save Thousands of New Yorkers from Unnecessary Misdemeanor Charges
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 9, 2012
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 2, 2011
Letter to Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 1, 2015
Issue Position: Medical Marijuana
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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