Congressmen Want to Save Pot Plants From DEA Sickle
Rep. Lieu says the price of pot will drop if his colleagues uproot a DEA program through his bipartisan bill.
Earlier this year, the House of Representatives unanimously accepted an amendment aiming to halve funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s marijuana eradication efforts.
“Congress didn’t even think it was that controversial, which is terrific,” amendment author Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., beamed after the $9 million cut was accepted in a voice vote.
Now, the progressive Democrat is working with a libertarian Republican, Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, to finish the job.
“We had such strong support [in June], we figured why not just eliminate all funding,” Lieu tells U.S. News. “It’s a waste of federal resources and ends up driving up prices for Americans.”
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