Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017 Amends Previous Legislation.

This conclusion made by the federalauthorities is at odds with the limited but evolving bodyof research implying that marijuana can effectively treatchronic pain, muscle stiffness, and other ailments.2 On February 7, 2017, Rohrabacher proposed the Respect StateMarijuana Laws Act to the US House of Representatives for athird time. Past proposal gives insight into lawmakers' thinking aboutmedicinal use of cannabis on a federal level. In 2016, the life of former representative Dana Rohrabacher(R-CA) was altered forever after attending a presentationat a marijuana festival and trade show in San Bernardino,California. [Extracted from the article]