In a recent op-ed for The Hill, retired NYPD officer Jillian Snider makes the case that outdated federal cannabis laws are hurting—not helping—public safety.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 targets for crime.

She endorses the STATES 2.0 Act as a commonsense solution that deschedules cannabis, removes federal barriers, and allows law enforcement to focus on threats like violent crime and trafficking.

Read the full op-ed.