
10/10/2022
Two GOP congressmen are asking President Joe Biden to promptly address “discriminatory” federal ma*****na enforcement issues in tribal territories, imploring him to direct the relevant agencies to prioritize more serious crimes like human trafficking and respect tribal sovereignty instead of going after cannabis.
The Republican co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, sent a letter to the president on Friday, seeking administrative action with respect to cannabis policy for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
The lawmakers said that they wanted to raise attention to the issue in light of Biden’s proclamation last week pardoning people who have committed federal ma*****na possession offenses and his directive for an administrative review of cannabis scheduling.
“Legal, thriving cannabis programs are economic engines for Tribes,” the letter says. “Enforcing federal cannabis laws on Tribal land, especially in cases where the Tribe and the State have legalized cannabis use, is wrong and it needs to stop. Not only is it not right, but it is discriminatory.”
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