CREDIT: DC Cannabis Campaign Alaska, Florida, Oregon and Washington D.C. could all vote this November to legalize some type of marijuana usage—but only in the nation’s capital could the will of the people be overridden by officials elected in a far-away jurisdiction. Under its current status as a federal district, DC must submit every law and budget it passes to Congress for approval, though it has no vote in that Congress.

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