Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento, where we’re looking East this afternoon to see if the U.S. House of Representatives votes on an amendmentto prohibit the U.S. Department of Justice from interfering with all state-sanctioned marijuana programs. Grab your popcorn and turn on C-SPAN.

This week, Congress looked at the troubles marijuana startups are facing trying to get small-business help from the federal government. Plus, the Harborside Health tax fight is expected to resume shortly, but don’t expect a full-scale attack on Section 280E.