Last week the House of Representatives by a vote of 254-163  passed a bill which would prevent the US Department of Justice from preventing states, territories and Native American tribes from implementing their own cannabis laws.  The motivation here was evidently the medical cannabis market and the ability of states and others to have freedom to legislate legalizing medical cannabis under certain circumstances.  While the vote was not strictly along party lines, it remains to be seen whether this bill will pass the Republican controlled senate.  I'm not placing any bets on that given other pieces of legislation in this area that have fallen flat when the Senate has its say. More to come.