JohnnySavage
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So earlier this year, the DC voters voted (by a 2-1) margin to legalize the cultivation and possession of pot. A DC ballot initiative has to go to Congress for a 30-day review. As the new city council has yet to be sworn in, the initiative has yet to be sent to Congress for that review.
BUT wait!!!
The omnibus spending bill that Congress approved last week includes a rider aimed at blocking marijuana legalization in Washington, D.C. Whether it actually will do that is a matter of debate, and the way this provision was passed suggests that pot prohibitionists are in a weaker position than ever before.
The rider, introduced by Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), says "none of the funds contained in this Act may be used 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." House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), another ardent drug warrior, claims this spending restriction "prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District." But that is not quite accurate, since the rider refers to enactment, not implementation.
These big-government types are so eager to tell the voters to piss off, that they can't even wait until there's a Bill for them to look at.
Sometimes you just have to laugh at these hypocrites.
NYET!
BUT wait!!!
The omnibus spending bill that Congress approved last week includes a rider aimed at blocking marijuana legalization in Washington, D.C. Whether it actually will do that is a matter of debate, and the way this provision was passed suggests that pot prohibitionists are in a weaker position than ever before.
The rider, introduced by Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), says "none of the funds contained in this Act may be used 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." House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), another ardent drug warrior, claims this spending restriction "prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District." But that is not quite accurate, since the rider refers to enactment, not implementation.
These big-government types are so eager to tell the voters to piss off, that they can't even wait until there's a Bill for them to look at.
Sometimes you just have to laugh at these hypocrites.
NYET!
