Voter Approved Marijuana Legalization In Washington D.C. Gets Overturned By Pro-Big-Pharma Members of Congress; U.S. Congress Tells Voters To "go to hell."

CONGRESS ABRUPTLY OVERRULES D.C. VOTERS, NIXES MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

In November, the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, but a new congressional budget deal has a provision barring implementation

by LINDA FELDMANN | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR | DECEMBER 10, 2014

When residents of the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana last month, cannabis fans cheered. Then they quickly realized that Congress – which has oversight over D.C.’s affairs – could overrule the will of the voters.

Now, it appears, that fear will come true sooner than expected – not in the next Congress, when Republicans will control both chambers, but during the lame duck session currently under way.

Tuesday night, Senate Democrats and House Republicans reached a deal to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 of next year. That means no government shutdown. But the deal’s fine print also includes a provision that bars implementation of Initiative 71, the marijuana legalization measure D.C. voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin on Nov. 4.

Specifically, a press summary of the spending bill posted online by the House Appropriations Committee says it “prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District.”

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Malcolm December 10, 2014 at 6:32pm

The U.S. government (AND ISRAEL) needs any kind of "illegal activity" info on anyone it can use to manipulate such a person engaged in such "illegal activity." THIS MAY BE WHY CONGRESS DID THIS BULL$h!T, ALONG WITH THE ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES OF THE PLANT THAT THREATEN BIG PHARMA.

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CONGRESS ABRUPTLY OVERRULES D.C. VOTERS, NIXES MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

In November, the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, but a new congressional budget deal has a provision barring implementation

When residents of the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana last month, cannabis fans cheered. Then they quickly realized that Congress – which has oversight over D.C.’s affairs – could overrule the will of the voters.

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