Major health groups push Congress to keep protecting state medical marijuana laws from federal interference
07/18/25 at 03:00 AM
Major health groups push Congress to keep protecting state medical marijuana laws from federal interference
Marijuana Moment; by Kyle Jaeger; 7/16/25
A coalition of 45 marijuana advocacy and medical groups—including Americans for Safe Access (ASA), U.S. Pain Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Foundation of America and more—are calling on congressional lawmakers to ensure that state medical cannabis programs remain protected under spending legislation that’s advancing. ... The rider that protects state medical cannabis laws from federal interference, meanwhile, has been part of federal law since 2014 but requires renewal on an annual basis as part of appropriations legislation.