A measure by Congressman Andy Harris that challenges Washington D.C.’s legalization of marijuana has made it into a must pass spending bill to keep the federal government open.
The provision would stop the District from spending money to enact laws or rules that legalize or reduce penalties for marijuana possession for recreational purposes.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that Harris’ staff believes the legislation would keep the ballot measure approved last month from going into effect.
The staff says the measure would even stop the District from submitting the initiative to congress for approval because it could not spend any local money to do so.
But the District’s lone Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton says she believes it would not require any money to enact the measure.
