Defer to states on marijuana, data privacy, legislators tell Congress
On the bigger issues facing Congress, some want to toss it to the states to figure out.
As Congress struggles with the hot button issues of data security and marijuana regulation, the nation’s state legislators are urging the federal government to defer to states on policies governing the two.
Most recently, William Pound, executive director of the National Governors Association endorsed the states-rights marijuana bill introduced in the House and Senate.
And last month, Pound criticized congressional committees for not including state policymakers as witnesses on data security issues. The state legislators are particularly concerned about any federal efforts that would preempt state laws.
The issue is particularly thorny in California, which has enacted a tough data security measure that goes into effect next year.
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