While I’m honored to be considered a trailblazer who paid a price, nothing would please me more than to see my former Republican colleagues exhibit the same courage as their Commander-in-Chief by standing alongside Rep. Carr and supporting common sense cannabis legislation.

Former Legislator J. Basil Dannebohm writes, "For me, Reverend Jackson’s death was personally devastating. Like Jesse, I devoted much of my career to both ministry and public service. We likewise shared some very similar neurological issues. But the connection didn’t stop there."

Last week, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made more than $600 million in cuts to public health grants in Minnesota, California, Illinois, and Colorado. Meanwhile, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz pleaded with the American public to get vaccinated against the measles. It’s not rocket science. In fact, it doesn't take a fourth-grade education to know that if you're sick, stay home.