[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1895-H1896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MARIJUANA BANKING BILL

  (Mr. GOOD of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 
1996, the marijuana banking bill. This legislation is about 
legitimizing and bankrolling the marijuana industry and making 
legalization inevitable.
  It is sad that the House is voting on this bill during a time when 
our country is seeing increases in addiction, depression, and suicide. 
Rather than helping victims of despair, we are enhancing the financial 
benefits for those peddling and profiting off the sale of marijuana.
  We are not even directly debating our drug laws. No. We are cowardly 
debating if we should reward States for undermining the rule of law.
  Despite what the swamp says, we don't need recreational marijuana. As

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recently as 2016, the DEA determined that marijuana should remain a 
schedule I substance.
  I don't care what the lobbyists or talking heads for the marijuana 
industry like John Boehner say, I care about keeping dangerous 
substances away from our children and standing for the values I was 
elected to fight for.
  The last thing our country needs is our help facilitating the 
profitability of addictive, behavior-altering, recreational drug use.
  I oppose the bill, and I urge every Member to do the same.

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