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New England is happening! A Vermont legalization bill is on the governor's desk, so is a New Hampshire decrim bill. (Wikimedia)
New England is happening! A Vermont legalization bill is on the governor's desk, so is a New Hampshire decrim bill. (Wikimedia)

Chronicle AM: DE Legalization Bill Advances, NH Decrim Bill Passes, More... (5/11/17)

A legalization bill in Vermont awaits the governor's signature, and so does a decrim bill in New Hampshire, Trump names an anti-reform drug commission, Senate Democrats signal their concerns over Trump drug policies, and more.
The president wants to ignore the will of Congress when it comes to funding for medical marijuana enforcement. (Gage Skidmore)
The president wants to ignore the will of Congress when it comes to funding for medical marijuana enforcement. (Gage Skidmore)

Trump Threatens to Defy Congress to Go After Medical Marijuana

Congress just passed a budget barring the use of federal funds to mess with medical marijuana. Now the president says that doesn't matter.