With the Justice Department Budget on the calendar, Representatives Rohrabacher and Hinchey plan a floor Amendment forbidding use of any appropriate funds to raid or prosecute patients protected by State Laws.
Last year a similar amendment garnered 19 Republican votes, and 70% of Democratic Reps. 2004 Roll Call
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2004 text:
“None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used to prevent the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in those States.”
This year’s text is expected to be the same, with the addition of Montana.