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Here's a letter to our congressmen/women prepared by LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), a drug-law reform and marijuana decriminalization organization, that you can sign and it will automatically be sent to your congresspersons, based on your zip code. It pertains to the confirmation hearings of the new "drug czar," and is a great way to take a little action and further the acceptance of marijuana in society.

From this LEAP action webpage:

Drug Addiction is a Health Issue, Not a Crime Issue

When asked last July by Rolling Stone magazine if he would continue the "war on drugs" or make significant changes in course, then-candidate Barack Obama said, “I believe in shifting the paradigm, shifting the model, so that we focus more on a public-health approach.”

Right now we have an opportunity to make this well-founded position a reality by sending a strong message to the U.S. Senate, which will soon be holding a confirmation hearing for the new White House "drug czar."

Please take one minute to send the message below, asking that the hearing be held by the committee that oversees operation of our country’s health care, instead of by the Judiciary Committee, which handles crime and which has historically handled the confirmations.



Treating drug use as a criminal justice issue hasn’t deterred drug use, but it has filled our prisons and clogged our courts. We know the Obama administration agrees, at least rhetorically. Let’s ask our senators to make this needed shift a reality.

To sign the letter and send it to your congressmen/women, here's the link:

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition