Technically, the states that have passed provisions to allow medical or recreational marijuana within their borders are still at the whim of federal jurisdiction, which still classifies weed as a Schedule I drug.
Technically, the states that have passed provisions to allow medical or recreational marijuana within their borders are still at the whim of federal jurisdiction, which still classifies weed as a Schedule 1 drug.
For one, the numbers aren't huge, and Congress has passed the provision before as part of legislative packages vetoed on other grounds.
A bill containing these provisions has passed the Senate, but Rep. Sam Graves, the chairman of the House Small Business Committee, faulted the Senate bill for, among other things, not including an exemption for honest errors.
The Kerry-Boxer legislation, which contains slightly more stringent provisions, has passed only one of the six committees with jurisdiction.
A similar provision has passed the Senate.
"Extension of this tax provision has passed by a bipartisan vote in the Senate Finance Committee, and we anticipate that it will be part of Congress' year-end negotiations," Elshami said.
The measure commits the two nations to upholding workers' rights and environmental standards, the first time a full-scale trade agreement has passed Congress with labor and environmental provisions at its core.
With Wednesday's vote, the House has passed eight bills this year that would roll back provisions of Dodd-Frank.
The House has passed a defense bill with many of the same provisions that the Senate will vote on, making changes to the law almost certain this year.
