Meanwhile, patients are left to navigate the often messy world of medical marijuana research and regulations on their own. To the extent that marijuana could substitute for those drugs, more access to medical marijuana could literally save lives. It remains to be seen whether Rohrabacher's experience may cause his congressional colleagues to give medical marijuana reform a second look. He's the architect of a provision in federal law that prevents the Department of Justice from interfering with state-level medical marijuana operations. Medical marijuana is legal in Rohrabacher's home state of California.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2016 12:05 UTC