The vote was dead locked last year and that was before Obama approved Medical legalization and before the V.A. also approved medical use. I know it will pass in September, the only problem is it will be the most regulated system in the U.S. The laws are very strict and only people with terminal illnesses can get cards. No luck for people like me with insomnia.
The V.A did not approve medical use. the VA used to have a policy that they could not perscribe certain types of meds to veterans who were using marijuana (with or without a mmj card). They recently decided taht they would now perscribe meds to vets who were using mmj as long as they were liscenced. All this change does is allow VA doctors to fully treat patients who are currently perscribed mmj. The VA can not and will not perscribe mmj.