Will they have to call a joint session to pass this?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

...will they have to call a joint session to pass this

(looks around for approval)

Link to tweet

JUST IN: Sen. Orinn Hatch introduces medical marijuana research bill

“It’s high time to address research into medical marijuana.”

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[beachbum bob]

1. ??? house passes a bill, senate passes a bill....differences agreed upon in conference

there is no joint session of congress. Civics 101

[jxla]

3. I think she meant "joint" session. n/t

[malchickiwick]

4. Firstly, it was a pun, ("joint" as in cannabis); secondly there are joint sessions, e.g. The SOTU

[taterguy]

6. Are you high?

[CrispyQ]

2. Isn't Sessions about to declare war on MMJ?

Could this be a slap in the face to him?

[rurallib]

5. "high time " and "high hopes"! Let's hope it doesn't go up in smoke.

[lastlib]

7. I predict it will roll to victory.

Call it House Joint Resolution 420.

[ehrnst]

8. Oh, it just keeps getting better as you read it...

It’s *high* time to address research into medical marijuana,” Hatch said. “Our country has *experimented* with a variety of state *solutions* without properly delving into the *weeds* on the effectiveness, safety, dosing, administration, and quality of medical marijuana. All the while, the federal government *strains* to enforce regulations that sometimes do more harm than good. To be *blunt*, we need to remove the administrative barriers preventing legitimate research into medical marijuana, which is why I’ve decided to *roll out* the MEDS Act.”

“I urge my colleagues to join Sen. Schatz and me in our *joint* effort to help thousands of Americans suffering from a wide-range of diseases and disorders. In a Washington at war with itself, I have *high* hopes that this bipartisan initiative can be a kumbaya moment for both *parties*.