Robert Menendez in 2024 NJ Senate race

On Drugs: Rated C by NORML: decriminalize medical marijuana & banking

NORML Politician Info: rated C
• Candidate: Bob Menendez (I - NJ): Holds office U.S. Senate; Candidate in race for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024
• Summary: DECRIMINALIZE/MEDICAL USE
• Biography: Senator Bob Menendez publicly supports equal banking rights for cannabis businesses. Senator Menendez has not made many statements regarding his position on legalizing marijuana.
• Comments:
• "Legal marijuana businesses need to be able to open a bank account, pay employees, take out credit cards, & write checks. The SAFE Banking Act makes the industry safer and the future brighter." (August 12, 2019).
• In a letter signed by a bipartisan group of Senators, Menendez called upon Appropriations Committee Chair and Vice Chair to request that they include a provision in the FY18 budget to prevent the DOJ from interfering in states that have legalized marijuana. (2/12/18)