Smoke the Vote: Guide to legalize marijuana in the US!

B Chris Van Hollen (D - MD) DECRIMINALIZE MEDICAL USE

Holds office U.S. Senate

Co-sponsored Legislation

S. 1764 Carers Act of 2017 (2017-18)

Comments

"We should not be using federal law enforcement resources to lock people up for the use of marijuana. In fact, no one should be jailed for marijuana use." (1/5/18)

"This is a big mistake," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) told HuffPost. "In those states where the people in the states have made a determination to decriminalize or legalize marijuana ... the federal government would better spend its resources going after real problems we've got."
1/4/18
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-marijuana-crackdown-democratic-party-election-politics_us_5a4ecee7e4b089e14db9ae04

Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, backs the efforts to decriminalize the drug in his state. "I support the action taken in the state legislature," Van Hollen said at a press breakfast on Tuesday. "It's wrong to have so many people behind bars for the use of marijuana. You already have, as Eric Holder has pointed out repeatedly, too many nonviolent offenders in prison in this country."
4/08/14
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/04/08/was-maryland-right-to-decriminalize-pot

Votes

2014: Prohibits States from Penalizing a Bank for Providing Financial Services to Marijuana Businesses, House Amendment 1086

YES

2014: Prohibits Federal Agencies from Preventing States from Authorizing the Use of Medical Marijuana, House Amendment 748

YES

2007: State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation, House Amendment 674

YES

2005: Medical Marijuana Use Amendment, House Amendment 272

YES

Vote Smart Key Votes

H Amdt 1086: Prohibits States from Penalizing a Bank for Providing Financial Services to Marijuana Businesses

YES