New Senate Bill Could End the Ban on Legal Cannabis Sales in Washington D.C. – News

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A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would allow Washington D.C. to finally take steps to begin recreational cannabis sales, Marijuana Moment reports. Cannabis use has been in a legal grey area since the city voted to legalize cannabis possession in 2014. The ballot measure allowed D.C. residents to possess cannabis or gift it to another adult, but prohibited any sales of the drug. As a result, numerous entrepreneurs in the city have come up with a variety of unique cannabis services where adults can make donations in exchange for “free” weed.

Many of the city’s officials and residents have pushed for full recreational legalization and all of the financial benefits that can bring, as demonstrated by successful cannabis industries in rec-legal states. However an annual federal budget rider passed by Congress has blocked the city from spending any of its own money to create a legal regulatory system to oversee and tax legal marijuana sales. Fortunately, this impediment may finally be on its way out.

The current version of the bill introduced by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) this week does not include any language whatsoever discussing…

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