D.C. Cannabis sales

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) is seeking to strip cannabis banking protections from the 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. During a subcommittee markup session on Wednesday, Edwards voiced strong opposition to section 134, which would safeguard financial...

A GOP House committee has introduced a spending bill that removes the longstanding prohibition on Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee initiative also introduces new safeguards for banks...

The House Rules Committee, a key legislative panel, has rejected amendments that would have permitted cannabis sales in Washington, D.C. and barred cannabis testing for applicants to federal jobs. What Happened The amendments, part of the appropriations bill, were not given the green light for...

The new bicameral omnibus spending bill presented on Wednesday by congressional leaders in Washington D.C. would keep a ban on allowing legal recreational cannabis sales. On the other hand, a different provision that protects state-legal medical marijuana programs from federal...