Vote on Medical Marijuana Funding

The US House of Representatives will vote on a medical marijuana bill later today or tomorrow. From the Libertarian Party’s blog:

”If passed, the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment to the Science-State-Justice-Commerce appropriations bill will bar federal funds from being used to the medical marijuana laws now in effect in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

Everytime this amendment is offered, it seems to pick up a few more votes. To add fuel to the fire, the conservative citizens Against Government Waste just came down strongly against the federal government on the medical marijuana issue.

This amendment will be probably offered on the House floor sometime this evening or tomorrow. This is one of those issues where a lot of last minutes calls and e-mails to your legislator can make a big difference. Here’s one place you can go to contact your congressman today.”

I support the efforts to make cannabis available for pain-suffering people, but I’m a bit confused about the ”federal funds”. When did increased government funding become a libertarian issue?