The Trump Justice Department this week asked a federal judge to dismiss a challenge to Congress’ power over Washington DC, drug laws brought by the district’s oldest hemp shop.
In a federal lawsuit originally filed in June, Capitol Hemp asked a judge to overturn a longstanding federal budget rider that in theory ties local lawmakers’ hands on drug laws.
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That was one of two suits Capitol Hemp brought that month. The other was against the district and its allegedly “vague” laws on hemp.
Capitol Hemp has been challenging a Washington-led crackdown on hemp-derived THC for more than a year.
At issue in the federal suit is the so-called “Harris Amendment,” a budget rider authored by staunchly anti-cannabis Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris.
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