Congress Still Won't Let DC SELL Marijuana
A vast majority of District of Columbia residents voted to legalize the possession of marijuana in 2014, but Congress is still blocking the city from enacting regulations on sales of the drug.
A provision in the more than 2,000-page omnibus bill passed by Congress Friday will again block the district from implementing any framework to legalize the sale of marijuana.
The law forbids D.C. from spending any money to “enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act.”
The same language appeared in a similar spending bill passed by Congress last year after voters in D.C. voted overwhelmingly in favor of Initiative 71, which permits people in the city to possess small amounts of marijuana.
Despite the congressional bill forbidding its implementation, and threats from...
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