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In 2018, Republicans accidentally legalized cannabis. Now 22 AGs want them to undo it (thehill.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13788367

A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online.

A letter dated March 20 addresses the consequences of Republican lawmakers’ choice to legalize hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill — a decision that perhaps inadvertently led to a multibillion-dollar market in intoxicating cannabis products that are arguably federally legal.

Now, the attorneys general want Congress to shutter the market it helped create. In the new Farm Bill, they want the legislature to enshrine in statute the idea that intoxicating cannabis is not federally legal — contrary to what the law currently states.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Republicans be like "whoops we accidentally made some people's lives better. Can't have that!"

[–] grandkaiser 3 points 8 months ago

My state (Alabama) held a vote on this in 2020 and we voted to keep it legal. State government respected that and developed local laws enshrining hemp farming: https://agi.alabama.gov/hemp/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/03/2023-hemp-frequently-asked-questions.pdf

The states that are asking for this to be made illegal include California,Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut, Maryland, Hawaii... Etc. Not sure I really understand why the article is writing this as if "Republicans are shidding themselves" when it's Democrat states that are asking for this to be revoked.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Good, get some clarification to make it illegal again, hope cigarettes are next to make illegal