[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule
john: welcome back as america reports rolls into hour number two. john roberts from washington. sandra: sandra smith in new york. one doctor has been shown the door and the nfl making changes to the concussion protocols. critics say it s not enough. john: a former player says the league is loyal to the dollar when they should be putting safety first. begin with the devastation down south, and the white house now playing clean-up over comments from the vice president. it s a fox news alert. president biden paying visits to areas ravaged by the hurricanes. at any moment, the president set to touch down in puerto rico, the island crushed by category 1 fiona a couple weeks ago. on wednesday, the president will visit florida after ian tore through the state with deadlyrs fo. sandra: crews are working around the clock, and the vice president said this. it is our lowest income communities and our communities of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions. we
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And middle east. Applicants enter a lottery for up to 50,000 visas. They must complete the same background checks as other immigration programs. On twitter the president referred to the diversity lottery as a Chuck Schumer beauty. The Senate Minority leader did support the program when it was signed into law by George Herbert walker bush. But in 2013, schumer was part of a group of senators that unsuccessfully tried to scrap it. Look, the president , the president , ought to stop tweeting and start leading. The American People long for leadership. Not finger pointing or name calling. Bob corker agreed. I dont know thats how you bring out the best in our country. The president also lashed out at prosecutions against terror suspects and said he would consider sending him to the military prison in Guantanamo Bay cuba. We need strong justice, quicker and stronger than we have right now. Because what we have right now is a joke and it is a laughingstock. I want to thank the terrorism prosec
Im not even angry. Im not, President Trump responded to the terror attack in his hometown with anger for the suspect and democrats he blamed for allowing him into the country. Here its chief White House Correspondent major garrett. Going to get rid of this lottery program. As soon as possible. Meeting with his cabinet, President Trump called the new york attacker an animal, and urged congress to end the Visa Lottery Program the suspect used to enter the u. S. In 2010. Diversity lottery. Sound nice, its not nice. Its not good. We want a merit based program. The Diversity Program created in 1990 to in legal entries. At the time largely the europe and middle east. Applicants enter a lottery for up to 50,000 visas. They must complete the same background checks as other immigration programs. On twitter the president referred to the diversity lottery as a Chuck Schumer beauty. The Senate Minority leader did support the program when it was signed into law by George Herbert walker bush. But in