Kustoff Votes Against Legalizing Marijuana on Federal Level

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative David Kustoff (TN-08) issued the following statement following his vote against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019. This bill would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act's list of harmful narcotics. It would eliminate criminal penalties for manufacturing, distribution, and possession of marijuana, expunge a large number of federal marijuana related crimes, and it gives taxpayer dollars to the marijuana industry and services for convicted drug dealers.

"As a former U.S. Attorney, I have witnessed firsthand how narcotics like marijuana lead to further addiction and plague our communities," said Rep. Kustoff. "This bill would only encourage more reckless use of the drug and undermine our law enforcement, while creating further challenges in West Tennessee and across the nation."