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BIDEN AGAIN PROPOSES BLOCKING MARIJUANA SALES IN D.C. IN BUDGET, DESPITE
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BIDEN AGAIN PROPOSES BLOCKING MARIJUANA SALES IN D.C. IN BUDGET, DESPITE
PROMOTING PARDONS AND SCHEDULING REVIEW
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By
Kyle Jaeger
Just days after promoting marijuana reform actions during his State of the Union
address, President Joe Biden has released a budget plan that proposes to
maintain a controversial provision prohibiting Washington, D.C. from using its
local tax dollars to legalize cannabis sales.
The Fiscal Year 2025 budget request, sent to Congress on Monday, also contains
some good news for marijuana reform supporters, however. It once again proposes
to keep in place a longstanding rider preventing the Justice Department from
using its funds to interfere in the implementation of state-level medical
cannabis programs.
The D.C. language is the latest disappointment for advocates, marking the fourth
year in a row that the president has included the rider from Rep. Andy Harris
(R-MD) that undermines the District’s autonomy on cannabis. This year will also
mark the 10-year anniversary of D.C. voters approving legalization at the
ballot, only to have Congress prevent the local government from implementing a
regulated market.
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D.C. lawmakers have enacted certain workarounds, including allowing people to
self-certify as medical marijuana patients. And there’s growing bipartisan
interest in removing the congressional rider. But the decade-long blockade has
been a consistent source of frustration.
Both the House and Senate had omitted the marijuana rider in their respective
versions of appropriations legislation in 2022 before it was ultimately retained
following bicameral and bipartisan negotiations.
Congressional leaders haven’t released an agreed-upon 2024 spending bill for
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) that covers the D.C. issue yet.
However, the president did sign an appropriations package last week that
includes the section protecting state medical cannabis programs, as well as
language on studying state marijuana regulatory frameworks in preparation for
eventual federal legalization.
The president’s new budget, released on Monday, also proposes to keep riders
intact to safeguard the legal hemp industry from federal intervention and to
restrict funding for the promotion of legalizing Schedule I drugs.
It further seeks to change the name of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other federal drug agencies by replacing
the word “Abuse” with “Use” in order to “reduce the historic stigma,” SAMHSA
said.
With respect to cannabis policy provisions, the budget has not meaningfully
changed compared to last year.
Some advocates held hold out hope that Biden would seek to remove the D.C. rider
given how he’s promoted his marijuana pardon proclamations and scheduling review
directive, including historically during his State of the Union address last
week.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended that the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule
III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), but its unclear when the law
enforcement agency will act on that.
A recent survey found the president’s favorability spiked after people were made
aware of the possibility that marijuana could be rescheduled under the
Biden-initiated review.
With that, it seems maintaining the D.C. rider represents a potentially missed
opportunity to continue leveraging the pro-reform attitude of most voters ahead
of the November election.
On the scheduling review, some DEA officials are reportedly resisting calls to
reschedule marijuana, creating tension with the White House.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris’s office has been reaching out to people
who’ve received marijuana possession pardons—seeking assurance that the Justice
Department certification process is going smoothly and engaging in broader
discussions about cannabis policy reform.
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> On Senate-Passed Bill
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