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Budget Committee Keeps Some Protections for States & Blocks Rescheduling Process

Today, the CJS Appropriation Committee went against President Trump's proposal to omit protections for state medical cannabis laws. This was in part thanks to efforts by Americans for Safe Access and  45+ national organizations, including the Epilepsy Foundation, National MS Society, U.S. Pain Foundation, Veterans Initiative 22, AIDS Action, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, that signed on to a letter urging Congress to preserve the CJS Amendment:

<www.safeaccessnow.org/millions_of_patients_one_message_congress_must_protect_medical_cannabis>The inclusion of the Medical Cannabis Amendment language is a partial victory for patients. However, the changes to the amendment would still put patients in harm's way, and stopping the rescheduling process at this time would not only be a waste of taxpayers' dollars but also an unnecessary roadblock in getting to the truth about the medical uses of cannabis.   

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Over the weekend, the death of Jamie Garcia—a worker at a state-licensed cannabis cultivation site in Los Angeles—during an ICE raid sent shockwaves through the medical cannabis community. With more than six million patients relying on these programs nationwide, and the majority of U.S. states having legalized medical cannabis in some form, Garcia’s death is more than a tragedy. It’s a warning.

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No one wants to return to the days of responding to raids, engaging in civil disobedience, and coordinating court support. However, if we don't change federal laws, we will have to continue to ask Congress every year to protect state medical cannabis programs





Right now, we have an opportunity to steer the ship away from this future and resolve the federal conflict for medical cannabis and integrate it into our healthcare systems. 

However, it will take resources to do it. 

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