GOP Congressman's 'Stop Pot Act' Seeks To Cut Fed Funding To States & Tribes Legalizing Cannabis: Guess Who He's Targeting
As the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina prepare to vote on legalizing adult-use cannabis, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) is threatening to defund the tribe — whether the measure passes or not. The tribe's Principal Chief Richard Sneed is calling the Republican congressman’s move “a major political blunder.”