Amendment to halt federal raid on marijuana clinics wins 152 House votes

On wednesday, the house measure that would have put an end to federal raids on medican marijuana clinics failed by a vote of 152-273.

According to sources in the drug reform community, capitol hill offices were inundated with "tens of thousands of faxes, phone calls, and e-mails" as a result of the last-minute lobbying campaign by Libertarians and others around the country.

And although the measure lost, there is cause for optimism:

67 percent of Democrats voted for the amendment.
15 House Republicans supported it.
The number of "yes" votes was 62 percent higher than last time the full house voted on a medical marijuana issue, in 1998, indicating that congressional support for medical marijuana is rapidly growing.

Posted on 2003-07-24 20:56:33.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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