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If #Congress overturns our local election its a human rights violation and completely antithetical to American democracy. #MarijuanaCoup

Washington, D.C., activist Adam Eidinger, who led the effort to put marijuana legalization on this year's ballot. The measure passed, but a paragraph in Congress' $1.1 trillion spending bill would effectively prohibit the city from instituting the new law.

Washington, D.C., activist Adam Eidinger, who led the effort to put marijuana legalization on this year's ballot. The measure passed, but a paragraph in Congress' $1.1 trillion spending bill would effectively prohibit the city from instituting the new law.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.