[ZENITH]

Id like to thank Cali smoke for this article!!






U.S. House Repeals MMJ Provision
U.S. House Repeals Provision Prohibiting Washington, D.C. from Enacting Medical Marijuana; Nation’s Capital Could Soon Join 13 States That Have Legalized Marijuana for Medical Use
1998 Provision of Federal Law Overturned Voter-Passed Medical Marijuana Law and Banned the City from Ever Lowering Penalties for Marijuana
The Congressional Action on Medical Marijuana is Latest in Rapidly Increasing Momentum to Change U.S. Marijuana Laws

WASHINGTON - July 17 -

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today removing a federal provision that bars the nation’s capital from legalizing marijuana for medical use. The provision, nicknamed the Barr Amendment after its author, former Republican Congressman Bob Barr, who now supports repealing the amendment, was passed in 1998 in response to a medical marijuana initiative approved by 69% of Washington, D.C. voters. The Barr Amendment overturned the medical marijuana law and prohibited the city from ever reducing penalties for marijuana or other Schedule I drugs - even for medical use. The provision is so broad that legal experts believe it even prohibits the city from passing treatment-instead-of-incarceration legislation diverting people arrested for marijuana, heroin or other Schedule I drugs to drug treatment instead of jail.

“D.C. residents voted for medical marijuana, cancer and AIDS patients deserve access to medicine, and it’s a disgrace that Congress ever passed the Barr Amendment,” said Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance. “Congress can bring some sanity to federal marijuana laws and support the will of D.C. voters by overturning this undemocratic law.”

If adopted by both branches of Congress, D.C. will be free to once again enact medical marijuana legislation. Already 13 states have legalized marijuana for medical use. The congressional action on medical marijuana is only the latest in growing momentum in favor of reforming U.S. marijuana laws. Rhode Island legislators expanded their state’s medical marijuana law earlier this year, establishing compassion centers to distribute marijuana directly to patients. The New Jersey Assembly passed medical marijuana legislation earlier this year and the state’s Senate will take up the issue later this year. Minnesota and New Hampshire legislatures recently passed legislation legalizing marijuana for medical use, but the bills were vetoed by each state’s governor.

[BrattonBasher]

69 freaking percent of people voted for MMJ!!!!!! Then some politicians wanted to buck that amount of people????? The poor folks of DC got shit on by Barr and his henchmen. I am just amazed that elected officials can screw majorities of people in a supposed free society.

[Medpatient]

Originally Posted by BrattonBasher

69 freaking percent of people voted for MMJ!!!!!! Then some politicians wanted to buck that amount of people????? The poor folks of DC got shit on by Barr and his henchmen. I am just amazed that elected officials can screw majorities of people in a supposed free society.

it amazes me too bratton. That is what pisses me off so bad is the fact that the citizens can vote something in just so some politicians who don't like it can turn around and tell the people to fuck off their vote doesn't matter.
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Makes me sick.

[BrattonBasher]

Originally Posted by Medpatient

it amazes me too bratton. That is what pisses me off so bad is the fact that the citizens can vote something in just so some politicians who don't like it can turn around and tell the people to fuck off their vote doesn't matter.
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Makes me sick.

Barr must have tennis-ball sized gonads to fathom that he can just thwart the will of 69% of the people! This is supposed to be America!

[Medpatient]

Originally Posted by BrattonBasher

Barr must have tennis-ball sized gonads to fathom that he can just thwart the will of 69% of the people! This is supposed to be America!

the best part about that, Im sure you caught it in the article, is the fact that he had this enacted and is now wanting it repealed. I mean its good to see he has a change of heart but talk about making himself look like a dumbass

[Repsol720]

I can't wait until citizens of this country grow some balls and stand up for what they believe. If politicians do this we should not just let it go and we would need everyone to stand up at the same time to make a statement. If the 60%+ people who voted actually did something, there would be change. So get up, STAND UP!

[sometimes]

the congress is fueled by special interests,activism is the way any which way but lose.