- How will Feds deal with legal pot in D.C.? A Republican lawmaker from Maryland has vowed to try to block the DC law, but Sen. Rand Paul, who is in line for a powerful Senate post overseeing the District of Columbia, has said he opposes any congressional interference on the will of city voters. http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/05/politics/fed-pot-legal-backyard/index.html?hpt=po_t3 5 comments politics