The Trump Justice Department this week asked a federal judge to dismiss the drug law brought by Congress’s power over Washington, D.C., the oldest cannabis shop in the area.
In a federal lawsuit originally filed in June, Capitol Marijuana asked a judge to overturn a long-time federal budget rider, which theoretically tied to local lawmakers’ drug laws.
That was one of two suit mansion marijuana brought in that month. Another is against the region and its alleged “ambiguous” laws on marijuana.
The Capitol has been challenging the Washington-led crackdown on marijuana-derived THC for more than a year.
In the federal lawsuit, the so-called “Harris Amendment,” a budget rider written by Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland, Maryland.
According to Norml, the budget amendment has prevented Washington from spending money on legalizing marijuana over the past decade.
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Adult marijuana use is legal in the region, but ongoing local federal conflicts have restricted sales at MMJ pharmacies.
Congress still plays an important role in local affairs in the U.S. capital and has the power to go beyond local laws.
The Capitol June lawsuit argues that in addition to the troublesome adult marijuana marijuana, the Harris Amendment prevents Washington lawmakers from adequately adjusting marijuana-derived THC.
In a Sept. 15 filing, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked the judge to dismiss the Capitol lawsuit for lack of status.
The Capitol “failed to anchor the lawsuit with identifiable grounds of action and sought improper advice,” Pirro dismissed the reading’s motion.
Pirro added that the Capitol in its lawsuit “asserts that the provisions of the federal appropriations law are ambiguous and require the interpretation of the court.”
The motion added that this ambiguity was “the direct cause of the two injuries, namely the civil lawsuit against them, and the confusion in the area.”
“But none of these so-called harms are enough to establish this lawsuit.”
According to court documents, Capitol marijuana must be filed before the complaint is made next month.
