Bipartisan lawmakers pushed for the adoption of marijuana and psychedelics amendments as part of a large-scale defense bill at a House committee meeting on Tuesday—but the proposals’ fate remains uncertain following complications over unrelated measures being pushed by conservative members.
The House Rules Committee did clear 290 largely non-controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for floor votes as the leadership negotiates with House Freedom Caucus members who are demanding adoption of contentious measures on issues like abortion, gender-affirming care for service members and pulling back support for Ukraine.
So now the Rules Committee will need to revisit the measure and address the hundreds of remaining amendments, including more than a dozen drug policy reform proposals.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) advocated for his own amendment to end drug testing for cannabis for military members.
7. I do not believe we should be testing for cannabis for people who want to join the military. We should embrace them for stepping up to serve our country. My amendment will rectify this policy. pic.twitter.com/BDJW3XV5LN
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) July 11, 2023
“We have seen cannabis policy at the federal level awry for a long time, and
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