An advisory committee for national Republicans says marijuana causes “violence, depression and suicide”, and they’re calling on Republican lawmakers to oppose legislation allowing banks to work with state-legal marijuana businesses.
The House Republican Policy Committee has released a report declaring their opposition to the SAFE/SAFER Banking Acts, which would allow marijuana banking, as well as legislation that would remove previous marijuana use as a barrier for federal employment and security clearances (the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility – CURE – Act). The report is titled Guide to the Issues – The Victims of Marijuana Use.
“Marijuana is a dangerous, addictive drug with no mechanism to control rouge producers from increasing potency and causing more harm”, states the committee. “Rather than labeling marijuana as a recreational drug, it should be labeled for what it is, a gateway drug that increases schizophrenia and impairs cognitive ability.”
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