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Beginning of the end of feds war on medical marijuana; Arizona in with 6 yes votes

Rep. David Schweikert (R) broke from his party on medical marijuana vote.
Rep. David Schweikert (R) broke from his party on medical marijuana vote.

By Ryan J. Reilly and Matt Ferner | The Huffington Post

(Editor’s note: How Arizona representatives voted: YES-Barber, Grijalva, Kirkpatrick, Pastor, Schweikert, Sinema; NO-Franks, Gosar, Salmon)

Reflecting growing national acceptance of cannabis, a bipartisan coalition of House members voted early Friday to restrict the Drug Enforcement Administration from using funds to go after medical marijuana operations that are legal under state laws.

An appropriations amendment offered by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) prohibiting the DEA from spending funds to arrest state-licensed medical marijuana patients and providers passed 219-189. The Senate will likely consider its own appropriations bill for the DEA, and the House amendment would have to survive a joint conference before it could go into effect.

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If you’d like to discuss marijuana issues, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Department rhurley@roselawgroup.com

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