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Updates | The Week of August 14, 2017

Britany Riley  //  8/20/17  //  Topic Update

A congressional budget rule could prevent enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the substance (LA Times).

  • That rule, an appropriations rider, sends a strong signal that Congress wants states to allow medical marijuana, notes Jonathan Adler at Volokh Conspiracy. 

The Justice Department has blocked the DEA from conducting research on marijuana, among other standoffs (WaPo).

 

 

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