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Elise Stefanik (R - NY)
Position on Marijuana Legalization
Stefanik said she opposes legalizing marijuana after hearing concerns from people, including parents, that marijuana use is a gateway to other drugs.
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Comments
“The soft-on-crime approach to this legislation would incentivize bad actors and transnational criminal organizations to flood our communities with drugs,” Stefanik said in a statement on Tuesday, responding to a Post-Star request for comment about her vote against the legislation. (4/7/22)
Votes
2022: Medical Marijuana Research Act, HR 5657
NO
2022: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, HR 3617
NO
2021: SAFE Banking Act of 2021, HR 1996
YES
2020: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019, HR 3884
NO
2019: The SAFE Banking Act, HR 1595
Yes
2019: Blumenauer/McClintock/Norton Amendment to Protect Legalization
No
2016: Veterans Equal Access Amendment
No
2015: Rohrabacher/Farr Amendment to Protect Medical
Yes
2015: McClintock/Polis Amendment to Protect Legalization
No
Address
2211 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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