Mainecat Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Congress Denies Jeff Sessions Money to Fight Marijuana Source: Newsweek BY GRAHAM LANKTREE ON 5/2/17 AT 2:27 PM Congress won’t give Attorney General Jeff Sessions any money to fight a war on state laws to legalize marijuana—at least not in the new budget bill. A bipartisan group of House Democrats and Republicans agreed Sunday to $1 trillion in government spending to avoid a shutdown and see them through to the end of September. But while it also gave $1.5 billion more for border security and $12.5 billion for new military spending, there wasn’t any money for Sessions to go after states that have legalized medical marijuana and or where the recreational use of the drug is legal. The move quashes potential plans to try to prevent 44 states, plus Washington D.C. and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, “from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.” The move led pro-legalization advocacy groups and House representatives to urge Congress to amend federal law, removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act at a time when support for legalizing marijuana is at an all-time high. Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/congress-wont-give-jeff-sessions-money-fight-state-marijuana-laws-593188 Edited May 2, 2017 by Mainecat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thank you Republicans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, AKIQPilot said: Thank you Republicans. and Democrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Its too big to stop now and the states have already spent the money before they even get it. Wouldnt that be something if the federal govt cracked down on pot and was sued by the states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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