DEA stopping legislation coming...

Plainsman1963 · 07-22-2003, 02:17 AM

If I missed where this has already been posted, feel free to close/delete/move this or whatever.

E-mail sent by the Libertarian Party HQ. Please contribute fax/phone call to the appropriate politician.

Wouldn't the passage of this just be grand?

Quote:

Full House to vote on measure to stop
federal medical marijuana raids

Dear Friends:

On Wednesday or Thursday of this week, the full U.S. House is scheduled
to take the most important vote on medical marijuana in five years.
This measure would effectively end federal medical marijuana raids --
and sources in the drug reform community say the vote is too close to
call!

Please read this action item and IMMEDIATELY send a fax or telephone
your congressional representative. Then pass this item along to a
friend and ask them to take action as well.

BACKGROUND: U.S. Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-
CA) are planning to propose a medical marijuana amendment to the
appropriations bill funding the Commerce, Justice, and State
departments.

This measure would prevent the DEA and the Justice Department
from spending any money to investigate or raid medical marijuana
patients and providers in states where medical marijuana is legal.
Thus, the legislation would effectively end these raids and let states
decide this issue for themselves.

The last time the full House voted on medical marijuana was in 1998,
and the measure failed, 311-94. Even then, the reformers managed to
get nearly half the 218 votes needed for passage.

But a lot has happened since then:

* Several more states, including Maryland, have legalized medical
marijuana.

* Polls show that up to 80 percent of the public supports medical
marijuana.

* Several potential presidential candidates, including Sen. John Kerry,
D-MA, have expressed support for the issue.

* Two recent House committee votes show that Democrats are almost
universally in favor of medical marijuana.

* Republicans are being actively lobbied by their colleagues who
support medical marijuana, such as Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and Rep. Dana
Rohrabacher of California.

That's why analysts at the Marijuana Policy Project and others say this
vote is too close to call.

Please act now: It's urgent that you tell your U.S. representative to
vote FOR the Hinchey/Rohrabacher amendment.

WHAT TO DO:

You can FAX your U.S. representative a pre-written letter from a web
site set up by the Marijuana Policy Project at
http://www.mpp.org/DefundDEA

The entire process takes only two minutes. After you enter your
address, you will see links to a selection of sample letters. Simply
choose a letter, edit it if you like, and click to fax it to your U.S.
representative.

We strongly encourage you to personalize your letter. (But make sure
that the letter clearly asks your U.S. representative to vote FOR the
Hinchey/Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment to the Commerce-
Justice-State Appropriations bill on the House floor.)

You can PHONE your U.S. representative's office through the Capitol
switchboard. If you don't know the name of your U.S. representative,
you can give the switchboard operator your city or zip code and he or
she will connect you to your U.S. representative's office. The numbers:

(877) 762-8762 (toll-free)
(800) 648-3516 (toll-free)
(202) 225-3121
(202) 224-3121

WHAT TO SAY:

"Hi, my name is ____________, and I am a voter in your district.
I'm calling to ask Representative ______ to vote for the
Hinchey/Rohrabacher amendment to the Commerce-Justice-State
Appropriations bill. This amendment would stop the federal
government's raids on medical marijuana patients and providers in
California and the other eight states where medical marijuana is
legal."

Then forward this e-mail message to your friends and family and ask
them to fax or phone as well.

Thank you!

Joe Seehusen
Executive Director
Libertarian Party

**Feorge Gorman** · 07-22-2003, 03:02 AM

If this passes...it would probably be the biggest step towards legalization EVER!

To NOT have the feds breathing down the neck of every state that wants to decrim, would be awesome! It's time to get the DEA off our backs about this!

Thanx for the info man!

pOOn

cky · 07-22-2003, 03:18 AM

im confused on this legalize stuff. If we get it legalized it will be only for medical use only if im thinking right? so why does everyone want it legalized if its just gonna be medical use only?

CheebaMonkey · 07-22-2003, 04:00 AM

Because the DEA is raiding sick people's homes and stealing their medicine.

WNB · 07-22-2003, 04:57 AM

I think CKY means to ask, "why do recreational users want to decriminalize medical pot, even though it will still be illegal to use in the way that they use it?"

To answer, two points-

1) People are sick, and weed helps them. It's called empathy. Also, this removes alot of the stigma that weed currently has (courtesy of a long propoganda campaign) as a dangerous drug. If Grandma Mabel smokes it to help her arthritis, it will deffinatly soften the image of weed, moving decriminilization forward.

2) Weed will become much more available. Certain off topic drugs that have a medical purpose, but also a recreational one, are much more available to recreational users than they would be if they weren't legal to use medically. With the ability to move, store and sell weed legally, alot more weed would be produced, and increasing its availability to everyone.

Ilúvatar · 07-22-2003, 05:44 AM

just out of curiosity, i don't live in a state with medical marijuana, would it matter if i called my represinitive or not?

p.s. it just hit me that i get to participate in this battle of all battles, now that i'm 18

Plainsman1963 · 07-22-2003, 06:06 AM

Quote:

i don't live in a state with medical marijuana, would it matter if i called my represinitive or not?

Yes, it matters. Your State's Rep will be voting on this, which will be the first (to my knowledge) federal victory if passed.

I contacted my State Rep and I don't live in a Medical Marijuana state (yet).

Well said, WNB.

Plains

Ilúvatar · 07-22-2003, 06:28 AM

a fax has been sent to my rep. thanks plainsman

firsttimer · 07-22-2003, 07:20 AM

My Local Officials will be hearing from me!!!! Great Post Plains.. Its about time our Goverment intervien in this... Its not fair to the sick and dieing....

Edit... Ok I called and sent a letter.... I even gave My address... But I am not going to fear this goverment for something that is not wrong in my mind... Everyone needs to chim in on this now... The vote will be taking place very soon................ All states will vote on this.. Call or write your local Official Now.........

cky · 07-22-2003, 09:08 PM

they raid peoples homes and steal there medicine when there sick? thats ****(d. Why dont they just walk in , i think breaking in would give the sick people heart attacks. I understand now thanks

07-22-2003, 03:02 AM	#2
Feorge Gorman Subscriber Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,040 Grams: 12,504.65 Thanks: 510 Thanked 651 Times in 386 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	WONDERFUL thread Plains! If this passes...it would probably be the biggest step towards legalization EVER! To NOT have the feds breathing down the neck of every state that wants to decrim, would be awesome! It's time to get the DEA off our backs about this! Thanx for the info man! pOOn __________________ feorge New to Marijuana Dot Com? Be sure to read our POSTING GUIDELINES.

07-22-2003, 03:18 AM	#3
cky Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 192 Grams: 2,569.15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	im confused on this legalize stuff. If we get it legalized it will be only for medical use only if im thinking right? so why does everyone want it legalized if its just gonna be medical use only? __________________ Live life like no other

07-22-2003, 04:00 AM	#4
CheebaMonkey Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,878 Grams: 23,130.05 Thanks: 5 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Uh, what's goin' on in that head of yers cky? Because the DEA is raiding sick people's homes and stealing their medicine. __________________ Posting Guidelines GunCite ¦ 2nd Amendment ¦ Gun Facts ¦ Cato Institute ¦ Alphecca ¦ John Lott The War on Guns ¦ Free State Project ¦ A Human Right ¦ Of Arms & the Law A Nation of Cowards ¦ The Online Library of Liberty ¦ Constitution Society Ethics from the Barrel of a Gun ¦ Second Amendment Documentary Lew Rockwell ¦ Pro Libertate ¦ The Shining Wire

07-22-2003, 04:57 AM	#5
WNB Seasoned Activist Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,161 Grams: 5,775.40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 4 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	I think CKY means to ask, "why do recreational users want to decriminalize medical pot, even though it will still be illegal to use in the way that they use it?" To answer, two points- 1) People are sick, and weed helps them. It's called empathy. Also, this removes alot of the stigma that weed currently has (courtesy of a long propoganda campaign) as a dangerous drug. If Grandma Mabel smokes it to help her arthritis, it will deffinatly soften the image of weed, moving decriminilization forward. 2) Weed will become much more available. Certain off topic drugs that have a medical purpose, but also a recreational one, are much more available to recreational users than they would be if they weren't legal to use medically. With the ability to move, store and sell weed legally, alot more weed would be produced, and increasing its availability to everyone. __________________ War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

07-22-2003, 05:44 AM	#6
Ilúvatar Where is my mind? Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 418 Grams: 5,401.40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	just out of curiosity, i don't live in a state with medical marijuana, would it matter if i called my represinitive or not? p.s. it just hit me that i get to participate in this battle of all battles, now that i'm 18 __________________ BOO!

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