152 Members of Congress Vote for Medical Marijuana

The Drug Policy Alliance and its allies have been frantically calling congressional offices, converting members of Congress and preparing information on medical marijuana in anticipation of the most exciting drug policy vote in the past ten years and the votes have just come in.

Although the amendment to prevent the DEA and Justice Department from arresting and prosecuting medical marijuana patients and their caregivers in states that have approved marijuana for medical use DID NOT PASS, we are overjoyed at the number of Congress men and women who came out in support of reform.

The vote was 152 to 273. There has never been a vote in U.S. history this favorable towards medical marijuana.

You helped achieve this, let's keep the heat on Congress. As soon as we know how each Representative voted, we will send you the information so that you can thank or educate them.

(c/o The Drug Policy Alliance)