Congress Denies Jeff Sessions Money to Fight Marijuana

[DonViejo]

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

[PoliticAverse]

1. Good. n/t

[elleng]

2. From whence come the cojones in Congress???

I'd really like to know, and if I could, send them some $$$!

[barbtries]

15. it's the people.

marching, calling, visiting, attending meetings and town halls actually works. not all the time, but yeah. it does work. at the end of the day, the power truly is in the people - we need to wield it. in all my 61 plus years it has never been more important.

[elleng]

17. RIGHT!

[bitterross]

21. It's the tax revenue and other revenue

Has very little to do with the will of the people if you ask me. Has everything to do with revenue opportunities.

The same is finally happening with renewables over fossil fuels. It is always "follow the money."

[Ilsa]

3. I like that congress is telling Li'l Beauregard "No". nt

[onetexan]

4. the hell is wrong with this idiot

he's wanting federal tax $ to fund his pet projects?

[Ligyron]

5. No hippie punching Jeffie.

Light up and chill dude.

[Locrian]

6. wait.... I thought he was supposed to be anti "big gov"

At least the congress seems to be sane about this.

I needed some good news today.

[riversedge]

7. As it should be.

[lordsummerisle]

8. Wow

I'm impressed...k&r

[Lochloosa]

9. States Rights anyone?

Fuck these people.

[Raster]

13. It's not just for slavery anymore...

...Evil fucking keebler elf.

[red dog 1]

10. Aw, poor Jeffrey - he lost! (What an asshole!)

K&R, thanks for posting

[UltravioletDingo]

11. Don't Republicans want stronger States' rights?

Until that conflicts with some kind of bizarre personal crusade?

[christx30]

12. Now Jeff Sessions has to hold a bake sale

to put people in jail for owning a plant. Now I have to work this whole day with this annoying smile on my face.

Thanks a lot, OP.

[JudyM]

14. Great news! Another win for us in this budget. Thanks, Nancy & co!

[2naSalit]

16. He'll just go and find

some billionaire asshole to give him the $$. F'ing *^$*^(#&$&)@&$#&%R^#!$&%#*@&($ !!!!!

I have been able to squelch the impulse to actually hate anyone for many years... until 1/20/17. Now I am challenged to have even a positive thought about these individuals.

[Lunabell]

18. Marijuana really helps me and my wife.

Arthritis. Anxiety. General pain. Depression. Luckily, there is medical marijuana in FL. We now have our cards. Waiting for recreational to be passed so we can grow it.

[orangecrush]

19. For profit prisons

Want the return on their Trump investment.

[Gothmog]

20. Yeah for Congress denying Jefferson Sessions any money

[rollin74]

22. Colorado gov. met with Sessions recently and doesn't think that feds are going to crackdown on weed

in places where it has been legalized

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, after meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week in Washington, says that he doesn’t believe a federal crackdown on legal marijuana is on the way, adding that Sessions called the Obama administration’s guidance on marijuana “not too far from good policy.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/colorado-marijuana-laws-governor-jeff-sessions_us_59026029e4b0bb2d086c4485

[ismnotwasm]

23. Good

I'm no marijuana fan, but In Seattle the other day at the May Day protest--tensions were high between pro-trump and anti-Trump as well as others--violence was a minute away. A friend of mine shot a video with a Trump supporter breaking out a blunt and sharing it around. "Who's an antifa?" He yelled. "Who's an illegal immigrant"? Offering to smoke out his political adversaries. Violence was averted. A little MJ is a good thing.

It's on my friends Facebook but I don't want him trolled and I don't know how to get the video without naming him.