Cannabis News: President Biden and Congress are At Odds About Cannabis

Описание: In spite of President Joe Biden including a rider in their budget proposal last month prohibiting Washington, D.C. from utilizing tax revenue to legalize cannabis retail, lawmakers of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee published a sweeping spending proposal that would remove that restriction, as well as safeguard banks that serve state-authorized cannabis firms.

The omission of the D.C. clause from the Fiscal Year 2022 FSGG spending proposal could lead to a dispute among Congress and the president. The Biden administration has previously frustrated activists by failing to follow through on campaign promises to take significant steps on cannabis legalization, and their insertion of the D.C. rider was perceived as a spiteful gesture.

In April, the mayor of the District stated that local authorities are ready to go forth with establishing a legal structure of recreational cannabis retail in the country's capital as early as when they overcome the remaining “hurdle” of federal involvement.

The persistent impasse stems from an amendment introduced by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) when Republicans held a House majority and has since carried through yearly appropriations bills. The House has advanced spending bills without the cannabis restriction multiple times since then, but the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, pressed on reapplying it in officially approved legislation.

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