A key committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Wednesday to block marijuana rescheduling.
The House Appropriations Committee inserted language into a spending bill that prevents money from being spent “to reschedule marijuana,” but it’s unclear whether that would stop any action the Trump administration plans to take on the issue.
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Following cannabis industry efforts to woo the White House, President Donald Trump said last month the administration is “looking” at the Biden-era proposal to downgrade cannabis under federal law.
But he’ll do so despite opposition from his own party.
House Republicans oppose marijuana rescheduling
That includes lawmakers on House Appropriations such as U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican and staunch foe of cannabis reform.
Harris and his Republican colleagues
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