US CA: Huffman Has Unlikely Allies On Pot Issue

The Press Democrat, 03 Jan 2013 – Marijuana may afford Rep. Jared Huffman common ground with conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill. Huffman, the liberal Democrat representing Northern California’s pot-rich Emerald Triangle, said he has engaged two other freshmen lawmakers on the idea of letting states, not the federal government, set rules for the intoxicating plant.