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The recreational marijuana referendum passed in DC with a whopping 69% of the vote. Of course, leave it to the house republicans to find a way to block the will of the people.


Congress will block marijuana legalization in Washington, DC
Vox.com
By German Lopez 14 hours ago
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Congress's massive appropriations bill will likely block a voter-approved marijuana legalization initiative in Washington, DC.
The bill "prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District," according to a summary from the House Appropriations Committee.
DC's legalization initiative obtained more than 69 percent of the vote in November. But ballot initiatives, like all DC laws, must get congressional approval to become law, and they can be blocked through congressional budgetary requirements.
http://news.yahoo.com/congress-may-block-marijuana-legalization-164002836.html;_ylt=AwrTHQZYgYhU62gAL9JXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExaW00cjY0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1VJQzFfMQ--

And block it they did. The white house would have had to veto the appropriations bill to do away with the rider, and that would have shut down the government. Nullifying a 69% plurality of the will of the people seems to be something the republicans seem to take particular glee over.