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We just learned that the medical marijuana bill in Connecticut, HB 6715, is coming up for a public hearing in the Joint Committee on Judiciary on Monday, February 26!
This is the first public hearing on HB 6715. Legislators on this committee need to hear from all of us on this bill, to get the message loud and clear that Connecticut residents support medical marijuana access for seriously ill people!
The Joint Committee on Judiciary is meeting on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 2 p.m. The meeting will be in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, in Hartford.
There are five things you can do right now to make sure this bill is passed out of the committee on Monday:
1. Send a message to the committee legislators now, urging them to support medical marijuana.
2. Come testify at the Capitol on Monday in support of HB 6715. The Committee members need to hear from Connecticut residents about this important legislation. If you can come to testify, please email me directly at gsayegh@drugpolicy.org. If you can't come testify, but would like to submit testimony in support of the bill, please contact me and we can prepare a testimony to submit to the committee on Monday. You can reach me by email or phone: 212-613-8048.
3. Forward this action alert to five of your friends. Every time a person contacts their legislator about HB 6175, it increases the likelihood that the bill will pass!
4. Help us get in contact with sympathetic doctors and patients. This is especially important. If you know of a doctor or patient who will help, contact me by email or call 212-613-8048.
5. This Friday, The Alliance Connecticut, a coalition of which the Drug Policy Alliance Network is a member, is meeting in Hartford to discuss HB 6715 and the hearing on Monday. The Alliance Connecticut will also be giving an update on legislation to reform the state's school zone laws. Join us! The meeting is Friday, February 23, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. Location: A Better Way Foundation, 127 Martin Street, Hartford, CT (map). Call (860) 293-0626 for more information.
That's it for now. Remember, please send a message to the Judiciary Committee today, and forward this message to five of your friends and family. With your support, we will pass HB 6175 and win compassionate medical marijuana legislation in Connecticut in 2007!
If you have any questions about medical marijuana in Connecticut, contact me at gsayegh@drugpolicy.org.
Thanks for all you do.
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