Legalization - All About Politics"Basically, every lawmaker knows the situation is both insane and unsustainable, but many of them are either intent on continuing to use weed as a culture-war cudgel for as long as they can, as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, has repeatedly done, or they’re trying to figure out how to benefit politically from legalization. Political games often take a long time to play out."
https://eastbayexpress.com/ludicrous-the-battle-for-national-cannabis-legalization-is-fraught-with-absurd-contradictions/