{"id":3024,"date":"2015-10-19T21:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2015-10-19T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:10:35","slug":"congress-quietly-ends-federal-governments-ban-on-medical-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=3024","title":{"rendered":"Congress quietly ends federal government&#8217;s ban on medical marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-548fdde0\/turbine\/la-na-medical-pot-20141216\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html\\'&gt;Congress quietly ends federal government\\'s ban on medical marijuana&lt;\/a&gt;Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government\\'s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The bill\\'s passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnation%2Fla-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.latimes.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;latimes.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-548fdde0\/turbine\/la-na-medical-pot-20141216\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html'>Congress quietly ends federal government&#8217;s ban on medical marijuana<\/a>Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government&#8217;s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The bill&#8217;s passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnation%2Fla-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">latimes.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress quietly ends federal government&#8217;s ban on medical marijuanaTucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government&#8217;s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. 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