The issue focused on federal rules under which medical marijuana patients would be permitted to grow their own medical cannabis. Lawmakers also moved to prohibit financial institutions from dealing in medical marijuana.

While advocates had hoped that legislation legalizing recreational pot could pass by this fall, lawmakers continued to push back against legalization efforts in order to prevent criminal penalties for legal sales. Some legislators called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to prosecute anyone who grows medical marijuana and distribute it without a license. The Justice Department said last week that its lawyers will review