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(21,174 posts) Sat Dec 26, 2015, 04:14 PM Dec 2015

Congress Quietly Ends Federal Medical Marijuana Prohibition [View all]

Buried in the 1,600 pages of Congress' new spending plan is a quiet little passage that radically alters the way America treats medical marijuana.

The provision ends the federal prohibition on medical marijuana and bans federal agents from policing its users or raiding dispensaries in any state or district where it is legal.

The spending plan, and the medical pot provision within it, became law on Friday (which was YESTERDAY, December 25, 2015), with President Obama's signature.

Read more here: http://wokerepublic.com/congress-quietly-ends-federal-medical-marijuana-prohibition/

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There ya'll go -- some real good news for a change!!!

and a huge THANK YOU for the Christmas present from our President, Barack Obama!

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BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER!! wendylaroux Dec 2015 #1

This is great news but how does Obama get credit? Up until recently raiding medical marijuana rhett o rick Dec 2015 #2

The man hath changed his mind CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #3

Show me something that says he has changed his mind. Who gets credit here? HRC has made it rhett o rick Dec 2015 #4

Who cares what she thinks? CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #7

sadly i think the point is...the repub congress did this questionseverything Dec 2015 #9

Because unfortunately we have a few authoritarian types in our party. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #10

On most issues. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2015 #16

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #22

Who gets the credit? passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #11

I think there is a tremendous amt of institutional inertia on the drug war. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #12

Obama's people were busting marijuana dispenseries right and left up until about a rhett o rick Dec 2015 #18

Like i said, I think there is a tremendous amount of institutional inertia. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #19

I hear what you are saying, but I think this is one area where he could have easily rhett o rick Dec 2015 #20

With all of the help we get from R's, it probably takes lawyers years to make any decisions. Gregorian Dec 2015 #5

+1,000 !!! CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #8

Yep. Part of what has turned it around, they just cant get juries to cooperate, at least out west. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #13

Very interesting... Gregorian Dec 2015 #29

I know some folks in Federal Prison safeinOhio Dec 2015 #6

Agree.. and a felony conviction takes away the right to vote mountain grammy Dec 2015 #14

Will this be like gay marriage? SCVDem Dec 2015 #15

States and localities that voted for it elmac Dec 2015 #27

So... in CA where medical marijuana is legal, if CA says I can grow at my house cui bono Dec 2015 #17

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #21

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #23

Damn Right! libodem Dec 2015 #24

So it remains a schedule 1 controlled substance 6chars Dec 2015 #25

SOME SANITY AT LAST! THANKS! RKP5637 Dec 2015 #26

I think that all this is showing sadoldgirl Dec 2015 #28

Coauthored by a republican. This spans parties. Gregorian Dec 2015 #30

Yay! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #31

A distraction that help a lot! CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #34

the tide is strong... Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #32

BTW Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #33