{"id":5338,"date":"2016-01-10T05:57:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T05:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2016-01-10T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T05:57:25","slug":"congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Approves \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 Extension On Medical Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>President Obama has extended a federal \u2018ceasefire\u2019 on targeting lawfully ran state medical cannabis programs.<\/p>\n<p>The president signed the FY 2016 omnibus appropriations bill on Friday, which contains Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment prohibiting the Department of Justice from using federal funds to interfere with state medical marijuana programs and businesses, the Huffington Post reports.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ will continue to be barred from interfering in any way with state medical marijuana laws, such as dispensary raids. DOJ employees are furthermore instructed not to arrest or prosecute any individuals complying with state laws regarding cannabis, CBD oil or hemp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile marijuana was once treated like a dangerous third-rail by most elected officials, the inclusion of these provisions demonstrates how it has now become a mainstream issue at the forefront of American politics and policymaking,\u201d said Marijuana Majority chair Tom Angell in a statement. \u201cPolls show that a growing majority of voters support ending prohibition, and lawmakers can\u2019t help but listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4099\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4099\" src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana.jpg\" alt=\"MMJ cultivation\" width=\"737\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/MMJ-cultivation-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Robert Celt<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/smellthetruth\/2015\/12\/21\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress Approves \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 Extension On Medical Marijuana<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Oscar Pascual<br \/>\nContact:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/chronicle-contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\">SFGate<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: None Found<br \/>\nWebsite:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SFGate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Obama has extended a federal \u2018ceasefire\u2019 on targeting lawfully ran state medical cannabis programs.<br \/>\nThe president signed the FY&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/2016\/01\/congress-approves-ceasefire-extension-on-medical-marijuana\/\" class=\"read-more\">[Read More]<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1614,9,1,3],"tags":[4182],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}