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The Hill reports:
A GOP-backed ban on weed sales in Washington, D.C., was preserved in a sprawling government funding bill passed by Congress on Thursday, despite opposition from advocates who say the provision overrides the will of the District’s residents years after they voted to legalize marijuana.
The Harris Rider, a provision barring the legalization of marijuana sales in the nation’s capital named after its chief proponent Rep. Andy Harris [photo] sailed through the Senate on late Thursday.
Democrats had pushed to do away with the provision, opting not to include the rider in the government funding bills unveiled by appropriators in both chambers last year. But negotiators say the rider was reinstalled in appropriations after sharp opposition from Republicans.
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Harris last appeared on JMG in January 2021 when he attempted to bring a handgun onto the floor of the US House. He then denounced calls for his resignation as “cancel culture.”
In October last year he had to be physically separated from Democratic Rep. Collin Allred after an argument over the certification of the 2020 election, which Harris had voted against.
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