Though each state is deciding how they want to govern the use of
medical marijuana, a dark cloud of the Federal Government has stood
in the way of making the laws fully legal and bound. On May 1, 2014
a vote was passed by the House of Representatives to not allow
Federal persecutions where states have passed laws to allow medical
marijuana. This vote now stands in the upcoming months to pass the
Senate vote to be put into law.
California Representative Dana Rohrabacher on the house floor
stated, “Some people are suffering, and if a doctor feels that he
needs to prescribe something to alleviate that suffering, it is
immoral for this government to get in the way.”
Overwhelmingly the Democratic party has favored the stop to
federal regulation with the Republican Party hard to coerce. Federal
government currently is active in regulating marijuana, a criminal
trial with 3 Washington
medical marijuana growers , moves
to shut down some of the nation’s largest
dispensaries in Berkeley and Oakland, and others that are sitting
in jail for earlier prosecutions. One of the
lead government people against the legalization is DEA
Administrator Leonhart.
Twenty-Two states now allow the use of medical marijuana with many
more about to approve. Two states have passed laws allowing the
recreational use, Colorado and Washington. Another 10 states for the
use of cannabidiol CBD that has been shown to be effective in
treating children’s seizures and other conditions, according to the
Drug Policy Alliance. Two amendments also passed to take away funds
for the Federal government to intervene for research and cultivation
in hemp.
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Source:
http://jonathanturley.org/2014/05/31/house-of-representatives-votes-to-stop-federal-prosecutions-against-medical-marijuana/
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/05/30/3443165/house-passes-amendment-to-strip-funding-for-medical-pot-crackdowns/
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