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BackgroundIn 1998, 69% of District votes approved I-59, a ballot initiative to authorize the use of cannabis (marijuana) in accordance with a physician’s recommendation. Congress recently lifted the ban which effectively blocked implementation of DC’s ballot initiative and now the District Council is preparing clarifying legislation to create a program to control and regulate...
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Today the editors at the Washington Post drafted this editorial: IN 1998, 69 PERCENT of D.C. voters endorsed the medicinal use of marijuana for those suffering from serious illnesses. Nothing came of the initiative because Congress immediately prohibited the use of local funds to support the program. The ban was lifted last year, and...
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