DC Council Reviews Marijuana Usage in Personal Businesses

On Dec. 10, 2015, the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary held a public hearing to talk about the Marijuana Decriminalization Clarification Emergency Change Act of 2015, a momentary law that prohibits marijuana intake in private clubs.

The short-lived law is set to expire Jan. 15, 2016. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser wish to make the short-lived law permanent; nevertheless, opponents of Bowser’s proposal spoke at the public hearing to recommend that the Council of the District of Columbia simply let the short-term law end. If the short-lived law expires, marijuana consumption within personal businesses in the District would be legal.

Challengers consisted of Kate Bell, director of the D.C. Cannabis Justice Project, Adam Eidinger, chair of the D.C. Cannabis Campaign, Robert Capecchi, Director of Federal Policies at the Marijuana Policy Project; and Kaitlyn Boecker, a policy relate to the Drug Policy Alliance.

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