Legislative Background on Marijuana Policy
Recent Action by Congress on Marijuana Laws
For the last decade, advocates of medical marijuana have attempted to pass legislation loosening Federal restrictions on use of the drug for medical treatment. On the seventh try, they succeeded, in what may be a turning point in Federal drug policy. Passage of House Amendments. On May 30, 2014, the full House of Representatives adopted a proposal by Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-R) to block funding for any Justice Department effort to prosecute medical marijuana users and providers in States (currently 22) that have legalized the drug for that purpose. The 219-to-189 vote, on an amendment to the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, represented…
