Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1) and
Christina Henderson (At-Large) have already signed on as co-introducers. Mendelson believes his bill is way better and way more equitable, he says in an interview. Bowser’s spokesperson says her office has not seen the chairman’s bill.
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. Photo by Darrow Montgomery. Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file
“The strategies in our bill are thought through to look at goals in other states and to be more effective in accomplishing them,” Mendelson says. “And the mayor’s bill doesn’t do that.”
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Bowser rolls out DC bill clearing way for legal marijuana sales article
WASHINGTON - D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced a bill to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in the District, saying the proposal would also help neighborhoods disproportionally impacted by criminalized weed.
On Friday, the District’s Mayor announced the Safe Cannabis Sales Act of 2021, writing: This is about safety, equity, and justice … Through this legislation, we can fulfill the will of DC voters, reduce barriers for entering the cannabis industry, and invest in programs that serve residents and neighborhoods hardest hit by the criminalization of marijuana.
The proposed legislation could legalize marijuana sales for those 21-and-older, and allow the city to tax it at 17%.
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February 6, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) That foreboding black fence erected around the United States (US) Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government’s ability to enact new laws.
Washington, DC city officials said dozens of new local laws have been bottlenecked because of the lockdown of the Capitol building after the violent January 6 attack by supporters of former US President Donald Trump. Under terms of the District’s tortured relationship with the federal government, physical paper copies of all new laws must be hand-delivered separately to Senate and House leadership. They cannot be mailed or emailed.
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