The House of Representatives voted down an amendment yesterday that would have placed a one-year moratorium on federal raids against medical marijuana patients. Even though the measure was defeated, supporters of medical marijuana pointed out that a record 161 Congressmembers voted to stop arresting medical marijuana patients. The medical marijuana issue reached a head last week when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the federal government has the constitutional authority to arrest medical marijuana patients, even in states that permit medical use.