{"id":33139,"date":"2020-12-04T21:37:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T04:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=33139"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:07:47","slug":"the-house-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-at-the-federal-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/the-house-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-at-the-federal-level\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LTRP Note: <\/strong>The following is posted for informational and research purposes and not meant as an endorsement of the source or the content. Lighthouse Trails&#8217; authors Richard and Linda Nathan have written extensively regarding the use of recreational marijuana. 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