Rohrabacher-Farr under Renewed Threat as Sessions Pressures Congress

During the Obama administration, when Congress hurriedly shoved 85 words into an enormous budget bill, it appeared an afterthought, as if policymakers simply wanted to recognize that America’s perception of marijuana had changed, but without making any fuss over it. Three years later, that tiny budget clause is protecting the entire multibillion-dollar market. The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment gave millions the freedom to openly consume marijuana and participate in its production without fear of persecution or prosecution from the federal government. Now, however, Congress may just succumb to the pressure put on…

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