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As the historic DEA hearings on marijuana rescheduling kick off this week, an effort in Congress to derail the reform is already hitting a bipartisan brick wall. The House Appropriations Committee recently approved a funding rider aimed at blocking federal funds from being used to advance the transition to Schedule III. However, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling the provision dead on arrival, openly admitting it lacks the traction to ever be enacted into law. Even some conservative members who personally oppose recreational cannabis are refusing to back the blockade, acknowledging that the momentum behind marijuana reform is simply too strong to stop.
This legislative gridlock highlights a massive shift in how Capitol Hill views cannabis policy. While a few hardline opponents continue to push back, the general consensus is that trying to reverse this momentum—especially after the federal government already transitioned state-regulated medical marijuana to Schedule III in April—is a losing battle. Bipartisan legislators are increasingly accepting that public sentiment and state-level legalization have permanently shifted the playing field, leaving this anti-rescheduling rider as little more than political theater.
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Original article written by Tom Angell. Published on June 29, 2026 by Marijuana Moment.
