U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) final week launched laws to withhold some federal funds from states and tribes that permit grownup hashish use. Beneath the Cease Pot Act, states and tribes that legalize or have legalized hashish for grownup use would have 10% of federal freeway funds frozen.
The motion wouldn’t apply to states and tribes that legalize or have legalized hashish for medical use.
“The legal guidelines of any authorities shouldn’t infringe on the general legal guidelines of our nation, and federal funds shouldn’t be awarded to jurisdictions that willfully ignore federal legislation. Throughout a time when our communities are seeing unprecedented crime, drug dependancy, and psychological sickness, the Cease Pot Act will assist stop even higher entry to medicine and ease the pressure positioned on our native legislation enforcement and psychological well being professionals who’re already stretched skinny.” — Edwards in a press release
The invoice is backed by Good Approaches to Marijuana Motion and the Christian Motion League.
The measure comes because the Jap Band of Cherokee Indians, that are primarily based in Edwards’ residence state, will vote this week on permitting the sale and grownup use of hashish on their tribal lands. If authorized, lands owned by the tribe could be the one place in North Carolina to purchase hashish legally for non-medical use.
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