House Oversight & Reform Subcommittee Chairman Raskin Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Cannabis Laws
November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 15, 2022, entitled "Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level":
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Last month, President Biden announced that he was issuing a blanket pardon to people who had been convicted of simple possession of marijuan . . .
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Last month, President Biden announced that he was issuing a blanket pardon to people who had been convicted of simple possession of marijuan . . .