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Rex Macadangdang ~ Tech Times ~
Legislators failed by just three votes 213-210, to add an amendment, which would have prevented the Department of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the doctors at Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals about medical marijuana discussion with veterans as an alternative treatment, to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Gillian Graham ~ Portland Press Herald ~
Five state legislatures are working on legalization bills, and two states could put the question to voters.
Matt Ferner ~ Huffington Post ~
In a letter sent Friday, lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to select a more progressive head of the DEA, following the embattled current chief will resign in May.
Matt Ferner & Elise Foley ~ Huffington Post ~
WASHINGTON -- Multiple members of Congress suggested Wednesday that the misguided policies of the drug war have played a central role in brewing tensions between police and residents in Baltimore that exploded into chaos after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.
Tina Reed ~ Washington Business Journal ~
Big marijuana money is in the D.C. area this week.
