Yesterday @AOC told me that she'll be talking about her HOPE Act at today's Oversight subcommittee hearing on #cannabis. The hearing starts in any minute and will be streamed here: oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) just thanked Biden for his executive order looking at the scheduling of marijuana.
Raskin says this hearing is to see what can be done on cannabis in the next Congress, whichever party is in control.
^^This means that this hearing is primarily setup for next Congress, though theres a small chance some bills discussed in this hearing could also make their way into end of the year packages.
This is a subcommittee hearing, so it’s only part of the full committee and empty chairs are to be expected. There are three members here in addition to the R and D leaders: two GOP and one Dem (AOC). They’ll start asking questions soon. 
Rep @PeteSessions used his entire 5 minutes to talk about why he didn't like marijuana and drugs in general, without asking any panelists a question.
@PeteSessions Raskin thanks Sessions for his "provocative insights."
Sessions: I think I have 1:58 left
Raskin: You're 1:58 over.
Sessions: I think I have 1:58 left
Raskin: You're 1:58 over.
Rep @AOC, "for those watching at home" clarifies the difference between a pardon and an expungement and, with the help of the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., explains how pardons don't change the daily lives of ppl in the way that expungements do (getting jobs) etc.
@AOC She uses that exchange to set up the HOPE Act, her bipartisan bill with GOP Rep @RepDaveJoyce, that would give states grant $$ to expunge cannabis-related records.
Rep. @RepJamesComer, a Republican from Kentucky, talks about hemp flooring produced in his state and says he takes CBD.
@RepJamesComer "Not everyone's credible" in the CBD industry, he says - "and thats the problem."
Cites how with most supplements, you can see what's in it right on the bottle. Reminds people that as a Republican he doesn't like excessive regulation but says CBD needs more certainty.
Cites how with most supplements, you can see what's in it right on the bottle. Reminds people that as a Republican he doesn't like excessive regulation but says CBD needs more certainty.
Ranking Member @RepNancyMace begins her closing statement by saying that her colleague's comparison of cannabis to slavery earlier in the committee was a "disgusting comparison."
@RepNancyMace That came from Pete Sessions earlier -- whose position on cannabis @jimhigdon wrote about for @POLITICOMag in 2018. politico.com/magazine/story…
Congress gets the memo last,” Chairman Raskin says.
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