By Tom Howell Jr., June 3, 2015, The Washington Times
The House voted Wednesday to ban federal drug agents from pursuing people who use medicinal marijuana where its legal, although a parallel and unprecedented effort to shield all state pot laws fell short by just 16 votes.
Lawmakers voted 242-186 to lay off medicinal pot, while a bid to defer to any state law that authorizes the drug’s cultivation, use or sale was defeated, 206 votes to 222.
Although marijuana use is illegal under federal law, four states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational use, while 23 states, D.C. and Guam have medicinal pot programs.
Proponents of looser pot laws say the drug is less harmful than alcohol and that it’s far better to regulate its sale than to let it fester, unchecked, on the black market.
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