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U.S. House approves amendment blocking feds from interfering with medical pot laws

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian The U.S. House of Representatives early Friday voted for an amendment that blocks the U.S. Department of Justice from meddling in states' medical marijuana laws.

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A surprisingly strong majority votes to end federal action against medical pot

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report The House of Representatives voted early Friday morning to ban the Department of Justice from spending money to combat medical marijuana in states that allow it.

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The surprising victory for reformers could nix federal medical pot raids

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report The Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration aren't saying much about the House of Representatives' Friday morning vote to ban federal law enforcement from undermining state medical marijuana laws.

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U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher introduced an amendment to the Department of Justice's budget that aims to end federal raids on state-legal cannabis in the U.S.

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Chris Roberts, SF Examiner Marijuana won its biggest-ever victory on Capitol Hill early Friday, when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives backed ending federal raids on state-legal cannabis in over half of the country.

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Keating votes against bill - "Major victory" for pot shops

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Massachusetts Sate House News Service House lawmakers on Capitol Hill late Thursday voted 219-189 to prevent the Department of Justice from stopping the implementation of medical marijuana laws in Massachusetts and other states.

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House votes to defund medical-marijuana prosecutions

Paul Marini | May 30, 2014

Bryce Crawford, Colorado Springs Independent In a move marijuana advocates are calling "unprecedented," yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to amend the Commerce, Justice & Science (CJS) appropriations bill — which sets the funding for the Department of Justice,...

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Tonight is the night that we can make a difference!

Paul Marini | May 29, 2014

Tonight around 6:30pm EST, a bipartisan amendment to the 2014 CJS Bill will prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from spending any funds on arrests, raids, and prosecutions of state authorized medical cannabis patients and their providers. This would mean that for...

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Adoption of Minnesota law coincides with Congressional vote to end federal interference in implementation of such laws

Paul Marini | May 29, 2014

St. Paul, MN -- Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill into law today that makes Minnesota the 22nd medical marijuana state. Patient advocates celebrated the passage of SF 2470, which will protect qualified patients from arrest, prosecution, and discrimination, and...

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The 219-189 House floor vote forces Obama Administration to end federal attacks in medical marijuana states

Paul Marini | May 29, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- In an unprecedented 219-189 floor vote late tonight, the House of Representatives approved the end of funding for Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement in medical marijuana states. Advocates are hailing the vote as a major victory that...

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Minnesota Becomes 22nd Medical Marijuana State, But The Only One That Won’t Let You Smoke

Paul Marini | May 29, 2014

Nicole Flatow, ThinkProgress Minnesota became the 22nd state in addition to the District of Columbia with a medical marijuana bill Thursday, with the signature of Gov. Mark Dayton (D). The new law will allow the distribution and consumption of marijuana...

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