Boehner: Congress will ‘look at’ DC pot bill

Published March 5, 2014 12:55pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he’s sure Congress will look at a law passed by the D.C. Council that decriminalizes possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

Boehner said Wednesday when asked about the bill that he was unfamiliar with it. Congress has the authority to invalidate local District of Columbia laws, but it hasn’t used that authority in more than 20 years.

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