Unlikely duo calls for government marijuana research
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Reps. Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) — who stand on opposite sides of the legalization debate — are co-sponsoring an amendment that would help scientists study medical marijuana.
“Our amendment shows members of Congress with widely varying views on marijuana policy are united in support of building a robust body of scientific information on medical marijuana," said Blumenauer, whose state recently legalized recreational use of the drug.
Harris, who took a high-profile stance against D.C.’s legalization law last fall, said he wants to spur research to determine whether marijuana has medicinal benefits, “and if so, what is the best way to gain those benefits.”
The amendment will be debated as part of the bipartisan medical cures legislation, the 21st Century Cures Act, which is slated for a vote this week. It...
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