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Senate Appropriations Committee Allows Marijuana Legalization to Move Forward in Nation’s Capital

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 07:45

If the bill becomes law, D.C. could regulate marijuana

Senate Appropriations Committee also votes to allow banks to provide services to state-legalized marijuana stores

[Press Release] A key Senate committee passed a bill [July 23] allowing the nation’s capital to establish regulated marijuana stores and let banks provide financial services to state-legalized marijuana dispensaries. These are just two of several marijuana reforms advancing in Congress.  Meanwhile sentencing reform is gaining steam, and the U.S. is shifting towards treating drug use as a health issue instead of a criminal justice issue.

“The stage has been set to end the federal government’s failed war on marijuana,” said Michael Collins, policy manager at Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs. “A bi-partisan consensus has emerged in favor of reform.”

Last November nearly 72% of D.C. voters approved a ballot measure making it legal to possess and grow marijuana for personal use. The campaign to pass Initiative...

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