Editing Marijuana Policy Project (section)

===District of Columbia===

In November 2009, MPP successfully lobbied for the removal of the so-called "Barr Amendment" from the D.C. appropriations bill. MPP led the fight to end Congressional interference, which, for over 10 years, blocked the District of Columbia from implementing a medical marijuana initiative that passed with nearly 70% of the vote in 1998. MPP even retained the amendment's namesake, former Georgia Representative [[Bob Barr]], to lobby for the amendment's removal after he reversed his position in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/10/council-cautious-on-legal-marijuana/|title=D.C. officials cautious on legal marijuana|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> Following the removal of the amendment, MPP successfully lobbied the District Council to improve the language they were considering to implement the initiative and lobbied the executive branch for reasonable regulations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medicalmarijuanablog.com/state-laws/district-of-columbia-065.html |title=District of Columbia: Council Approves Medical Cannabis Legislation |publisher=Medicalmarijuanablog.com |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=2012-06-07}}</ref> The regulations went into effect on April 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcregs.org/Notice/NoticeListForPublic.aspx?type=Issue&CategoryName=Emergency%20and%20Proposed%20Rulemaking&IssueID=223 |title=Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 |publisher=D.C. Municipal Regulations and D.C. Register |date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=2012-06-07}}</ref>