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Source: Buzzfeed by way of other outlets
WASHINGTON The House passed an amendment late Thursday night to restrict the Drug Enforcement Administration from targeting medical marijuana operations in states where it is legal.
The 219-189 decision came on a bipartisan appropriations amendment spearheaded by California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and California Democrat Sam Farr. The amendment still faces several procedural hurdles before it is ratified, but this is the first time such an amendment has succeeded in the House.
The vote is an encouraging one for marijuana advocates, who say it shows the congressional pendulum is finally tilting in their favor. The significance of it is a symbolic importance, said Dan Riffle, director of federal policies at the Marijuana Policy Project. We are nearing a point now where the United States Congress is essentially ready to end marijuana prohibition.
The amendment needed 218 votes to pass.
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We are nearing a point now where the United States Congress is essentially ready to end marijuana prohibition.