Louisiana Gov writes directly to Prez Trump urging him to urge Congress to preserve medical marijuana spending limit

I have been lately wondering if, when and how President Donald Trump might have something to say about federal marijuana policy in the wake of Attorney General Sessions’ recent decision to rescinding the Cole Memo (basics here and here).   Though we have still not heard from the Prez on this matter, today I see that Louisiana Gov John Bel Edwards has written directly to Prez Trump to discuss medical marijuana in the Bayou State and to seemingly ask Prez Trump to push Congress to preserve the soon-to-expire spending limitation that prohibits the Justice Department from using government funds to go after state medical marijuana programs.

The short but still interesting letter from Gov Edwards to Prez Trump is available at this link.  The letter’s concluding substantive paragraph reads:

Mr. President, for many people in my state, access to this treatment means a person could return to the workforce, return to school or simply lead a normal life.  Simply put, we would be failing the people we represent if we allow any funding bill to move through Congress without the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer language included.  This issue is critically important in Louisiana, and I hope we can partner together to ensure the safe distribution of this life-changing form of treatment.