Cannabis News While the medical cannabis provision in question provides temporary shielding to medical marijuana programs across the U.S., marijuana industry officials, business owners, and advocates are seeking a more permanent cannabis reform solution. Since 2014, medical marijuana programs have been protected from federal interference through an amendment that has been in place and renewed each year. The measure prohibits the DOJ from using any federal funds to prevent the operation of state-legal medical marijuana programs. Keep up with the latest news in the cannabis space by regularly checking in to the Medical Marijuana, Inc. news page. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, even as 33 states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes.
The marijuana protections measure, part of an annual spending bill, did not include House-approved provisions for adult-use markets.
The United States Senate on Thursday voted 84 to 9 in favor of a budgetary measure that would protect the state-legal medical marijuana markets from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The news was first reported by cannabis industry news site Marijuana...
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