A GOP senator says the federal government needs to “step up” and explore a regulatory framework for marijuana—and that should include a pathway to explore the “efficacy” of cannabis for certain health conditions.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made the comments during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, where President Donald Trump’s judicial appointees and nominee for director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) testified ahead of possible confirmation votes.
Tillis said that Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made points about cannabis policy in the hearing that “are very well-taken,” adding that “Congress is not doing its job by recognizing that that bell has been rung.”
As more states enact legalization, certain public health concerns related to THC potency are going to worsen “unless we get serious about regulatory regimens,” the Republican senator argued.
Listen to the senator’s remarks on marijuana regulations starting at 2:44:10 into the video below:
“Congress needs to step up and try to figure out how we can manage this [and] exploit its efficacy in areas that are helpful—particularly for the treatment of persons with PTSD” and pain, Tillis said. “But we’ve got to step up.”
“In my remaining time here, hopefully we
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