ByĀ Matt FernerĀ
The House of Representatives on Thursday killed a bipartisan amendment that would have increased military veterans’ access to medical marijuana.
The amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill failed 213-210, with Republicans mostly opposed and most Democrats in favor. The measure would have blocked the Department of Veterans Affairs from spending money enforcing a ban on VA doctors discussing medical marijuana with their patients.
A similar amendment narrowly failed on the House floor last year.
āWhile itās disappointing that the House just voted to continue a senseless rule that prevents doctors from treating 
military veterans with a medicine proven to work for a number of serious conditions, the fact that we came so close is a good sign of things to come,” said Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority.
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