NORML's Smoke the Vote

A+ Hakeem Jeffries (D - NY) LEGALIZE, TAX, AND REGULATE DECRIMINALIZE

Holds office U.S. House District 8

Sponsored Legislation

H.R.2843 - The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act of 2019

Co-sponsored Legislation

H.R.3617 - The MORE Act of 2021

H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021

H.R.3884 - MORE Act of 2019

H.R.1588 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2019

H.R.1595 - SAFE Banking Act of 2019

Comments

"We have an overcriminalization problem in America. We have a mass incarceration problem in America. We have a prison industrial complex in America. It doesn’t advance public safety and it hurts economic development. It has ruined individuals, ruined lives, ruined families and ruined communities, particularly in communities of color. It’s time to end the federal cannabis prohibition. It’s time to deschedule it. It’s time to decriminalize marijuana. It’s time to invest in communities in a way that makes sense, both from a public safety standpoint as well as a fairness, equity and justice standpoint. It’s time to pass the MORE act." 4/1/22

"Failed war on drugs began in 1971. Leading to mass incarceration epidemic. It's time to reverse the damage."
5/7/18

Votes

2019: MORE Act Judiciary Committee Vote

Yes

2019: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1595

Yes

2019: Blumenauer/McClintock/Norton Amendment to Protect Legalization

Yes

2016: Veterans Equal Access Amendment

Yes

2015: Rohrabacher/Farr Amendment to Protect Medical

Yes