Federal Agencies Would Have To Study State Marijuana Laws Under New Directive From Congressional Committee

Federal Agencies Would Have To Study State Marijuana Laws Under New Directive From Congressional Committee

A key congressional committee is expected to issue a directive this week for federal agencies to study the “adequacy” of state marijuana laws and to assess methods for “preventing diversion of state legal cannabis product into jurisdictions that do not permit the use of cannabis.” The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to take up spending legislation and related reports, one of which contains the marijuana provisions. The dra…

U.S. House Committee Set to Advance Federal Review of State Marijuana Systems

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A congressional spending committee is poised to approve language tomorrow calling for a new federal review of how states regulate legal marijuana. The proposal is part of a draft report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which is set for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. If adopted, it would direct the Treas…