These Lawmakers Are Going Head-to-Head With Jeff Sessions Over Weed

The fight for cannabis legalization isn't over just yet.

By
Chloé Harper Gold

3. Pennsylvania State Representative Ángel Cruz

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In addition to his role as a state representative for Pennsylvania, Ángel Cruz is the President of The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Last summer, the NHCSL publicly called for the decriminalization of cannabis.

Of Sessions’ proposal, Cruz made the following statement:

Attorney General Sessions’ recent cannabis directive is contrary to science as well as President Trump’s own campaign promises to let states regulate the use of marijuana. Sessions is ignoring overwhelming research that demonstrates that marijuana not only has a plethora of medical uses, but is also not as harmful as the former Alabama Senator claims. Sessions also seems to be ignoring the chronic abuses that cannabis criminalization has historically inflicted on Latinos and other minorities.

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Chloé Harper Gold

Chloé Harper Gold is a writer and editor for High Times Magazine. When she’s not writing about cannabis or going to class, she likes to attend literary events and analyze the horror and science fiction genres.

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