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THE HILL – Opinion | I used to arrest people for marijuana. We should deschedule it now.

In a recent op-ed for The Hill, retired NYPD officer Jillian Snider makes the case that outdated federal cannabis laws are hurting—not helping—public safety. Drawing from her own experience making countless low-level cannabis arrests, Snider explains how current policy wastes law enforcement resources, undermines community trust, and keeps cannabis businesses operating in cash, making them […]

PRESS RELEASE | Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States’ Rights

April 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Max Miller (OH-07), and Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) 2.0 Act to ensure that each State has the right to determine for itself the best approach to cannabis within its borders. This legislation also extends these protections to […]

WALL STREET JOURNAL – Letter to the Editor | Congress Can Clean Up the Cannabis Industry

In his LTE from March, “Congress Can Clean Up the Cannabis Industry,” former U.S. Representative Greg Walden reaffirms that “While Missouri has navigated legalization better than some states, long-term success hinges on a consistent federal framework—something the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act aims to provide.” Read the full op-ed.