Yahoo! News - House Opposes Effort to Allow Pot for Ill
WASHINGTON - The House voted Wednesday to let the federal government continue prosecuting people who use marijuana for medical reasons in states where local law allows its use by patients.

The 268-148 vote turned aside an amendment by Democrats and some conservative Republicans that would have barred the federal government from preventing states from implementing their own medical marijuana laws.

Supporters of the federal restrictions said that constitutionally, federal statutes must override state laws. They also argued that medical marijuana laws only encourage the abuse of marijuana and other drugs.

The Bush administration has supported the strong enforcement of anti-marijuana laws. Wednesday's defeat of the amendment by the GOP-run House, just four months from Election Day, came as little surprise.

Yes, let's just continue on with the overuse of Vicodin and other habit-forming downers for pain. What's the fun in being sick if you can't have a demanding junkie monkey on your back?

Fucking morons.