Amendment would block DC pot decriminalization

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has approved an amendment that would undo the recent liberalization of marijuana laws in the nation’s capital.

The amendment to a major spending bill was introduced by Republican Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland on Wednesday and was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on a mostly party-line vote.

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