Medical marijuana activists faced a dramatic week on Capitol Hill, ultimately scoring a small victory amidst larger setbacks [tweet this]. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, which protects medicinal patients and businesses, came under fire last week when its renewal was blocked. Days later, the passage of a $15 million emergency aid package brought a small win, funding the amendment for the next few months.

Rohra...Blumen...Huh?? Yeah...it’s a mouthful. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment (pronounced ROAR-uh-bah-kur BLOO-meh-nou-ur) prevents the Justice Department from messing with state medical marijuana laws. With the legislation set to expire at the end of the month, last week’s drama began when the U.S. House Rules Committee nixed it from being included in the 2018 fiscal bill (which starts Oct 1st).



Enter: Hurricanes Harvey and Irma (donate here). The deadly storms forced the issuance of an emergency spending bill, which resulted in the amendment being extended through December 8th. What’s the future of the bill look like? LifeProTip: If you let your Hulu subscription expire, they’ll offer you a free month to try to win you back. This is kind of like that...With the amendment set to expire soon, it just got handed a 3 month extension. This gives medical marijuana activists extra time to win back the support of the House. While the Rules Committee denounced the amendment as too divisive, overwhelming public support suggests otherwise (plus the Senate already approved it last July).



This brings into question their true motivations, and highlights the continuing struggle between the current administration and the will of the people. Now that would make an excellent Hulu series...any showrunners out there 🎥 ?