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Alter-Abled News

House Votes to Continue Attacks on Patients
Amendment to End DEA Medical Marijuana Raids Defeated, 152-273
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to allow the Bush administration's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to continue raiding and arresting seriously ill medical marijuana patients and caregivers in states that allow the medical use of marijuana. Nevertheless, patients and advocates were cheered by the growth in the number of congressional allies since the last House vote on medical marijuana in 1998 -- and by the fact that more than two thirds of House Democrats voted to protect patients. The overall vote was 152 in favor, 273 opposed, and 10 not voting.Read more here.

And Congressman Kucunich (D-Oreo) is keeping his word so far...from Marijuana Policy Project.

Congressman Kucinich gave action to his earlier statement in support of medical marijuana," said Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana (GSMM) Campaign Coordinator Aaron Houston. "He's said that, as president, he would protect seriously ill medical marijuana patients from arrest and prison, and his vote yesterday shows that he'll stick to his word." Read more here.