Senators to Offer Groundbreaking Medical Marijuana Amendmentselfnews Post The House just made history last month by voting to stop the DEA from interfering with state marijuana laws, said Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance. Now every U.S. Senator has the opportunity to provide relief for the sick and dying and to be on the right side of history, not to mention public opinion. The House medical marijuana amendment was offered by six Republicans and six Democrats: Reps. Rohrabacher (R-CA), Farr (D-CA), Young (R-AK), Blumenauer (D-OR), McClintock (R-CA), Cohen (D-TN), Broun (R-GA), Polis (D-CO), Stockman (R-TX), Lee (D-CA), Amash (R-MI) and Titus (D-NV). 170 Democrats and 49 Republicans voted for the amendment. Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalize and regulate marijuana for medicinal purposes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Ten states have laws on the books or about to be signed into law by their governors regulating CBD oils, a non-psychotropic component of medical marijuana that some parents are utilizing to treat their childrens seizures: Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin. Todays news from the U.S. Senate comes at a time when medical marijuana is also the dominant storyline in the final days of New Yorks annual legislative session. Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate leaders have come under intense scrutiny for blocking the states comprehensive medical marijuana legislation, despite overwhelming bipartisan support for it. Letting states set their own medical marijuana policy without federal interference is not just the right thing to do its also very popular with voters in both parties, said Piper. No American should have to live in fear of arrest and prosecution for following their doctors advice. Were going to make sure voters know which Senators vote to protect their states and which do not. This announcement first appeared on Drug Policy Alliance 