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geokills
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Attention U.S. Voters: Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana! [H.R. 5843]
#4 - 04/18/08 10:53 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Today, a bill to eliminate all federal penalties for marijuana possession was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Would you please take one minute to ask your representative to support this bill? MPP's easy online action system makes it simple - just enter your name and contact info and they'll do the rest.
"The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008," introduced by Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), would eliminate the threat of arrest and prison for the possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and/or the not-for-profit transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana. It would not affect federal laws prohibiting selling marijuana for profit, importing and exporting marijuana, or cultivating marijuana. It also would not affect any state or local laws and regulations.
Because almost all marijuana arrests are made by local and state police, the primary impact of this federal bill is twofold: First, it would offer protection to people who are apprehended with marijuana in federal buildings or on federal land (such as national parks); and, second, the bill sends a message to state governments that the federal government is now open to the notion of states reducing their marijuana penalties, too.
This historic legislation comes 36 years after the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse made a similar recommendation to President Richard Nixon, suggesting that he decriminalize small amounts of marijuana.
MPP has worked closely with Congressman Frank's staff over the last year, helping to craft the legislation and build political support for the proposal on Capitol Hill.
Now that the bill has been introduced, members of Congress need to hear from their constituents who want to see it passed. It takes only a minute or two to use MPP's online action system to send a quick note to your member of the House.
Now, take just one moment to [click here] and send a message to your representative supporting this new legislation.
If you can spare an additional two minutes, make a phone call!
- You can reach your member of Congress by dialing the U.S. House switchboard
operator at (202) 225-3121 and asking the operator to connect you to your representative (click here to lookup your representative). A staff member or intern will take your message and relay it to your representative. You can say:
My name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town, your state]. I wanted to ask my representative to please support Barney Frank's Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act.
If you believe non-violent marijuana users should stay out of jail... If you believe the federal government should set precident on this issue... If you want to do what you can to help make this a reality...
Take action!  
Here is an email message I composed for my family and (more conservative) associates. Feel free to use it if you like.Quote:
For the first time in 24 years, a new bill was proposed today that would end the federal authority to arrest adults for marijuana possession, in effect leaving this decision to individual states, just as it had been for 161 years up until 1937. This bill [H.R. 5843 - The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008], was introduced by US Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) and co-sponsored by presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), and seeks to eliminate all federal penalties prohibiting the personal use and possession of up to 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana. Under this measure, adults who consume cannabis would no longer face arrest, prison, or even the threat of a civil fine. The bill also eliminates all penalties for the not-for-profit transfers of up to one ounce of pot. The bill incorporates the basic recommendations of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse (also known as the Shafer Commission), which was implemented by Richard Nixon, but the scientific results and recommendations of which Nixon chose to ignore. Instead he promoted one of the longest, most expensive and socially damaging wars - a war on the American public - the War on Drugs. If you believe as I do, that the federal government has no business prohibiting an individual's right to choose what they put into their bodies (particularly when that substance is proven to cause less physical and social harm than other commonly enjoyed substances such as alcohol), I urge you to take just a moment to write and call your representative on this matter. It will only take a few minutes, and your voice is important!
Then call the capital switchboard at (202) 225-3121 and ask the operator to connect you to your representative (you may give the operator your zip code and they will find your rep for you if you don't know their name). Once connected to your representatives office, you can say something to the effect of:
My name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town, your state]. I wanted to ask my representative to please support Barney Frank's Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act. Thank you for hearing me out, and please feel free to forward this message to any and all potentially receptive peoples.
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Edited by geokills (02/06/09 09:23 AM)
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Re: Attention U.S. Voters: Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana! [H.R. 5843] [Re: highasfuck]
#6169 - 04/21/08 08:18 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just to note, calling carries more weight than an email. So does a physical letter delivered through the postal system.
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Re: Attention U.S. Voters: Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana! [H.R. 5843] [Re: andyistic]
#6433 - 04/21/08 09:03 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Wouldn't recommend it.
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Re: Attention U.S. Voters: Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana! [H.R. 5843] [Re: rpm2004]
#62732 - 06/20/08 10:52 PM (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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Wow, I am blown away by Dean Heller's ignorance. 
Of all the misinformation in his statement, I have the hardest time even understanding how this guy could be so outrageous as to suggest that "a likely unintended consequence of legalizing marijuana is that the drug would be more readily available to children and teenagers." He should be well aware that many youths will tell you it is easier for them to score illicit substances than it is to acquire age-restricted legal substances such as alcohol. This is because legalization takes away most of the incentive for the black market to deal in a substance... and if kids can't find the stuff on the streets anymore, that means they'll have to purchase from licensed establishments that check ID.
Unbelievable Representative Heller. How sad to think that you can represent so many people with such lunacy.
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Re: Attention U.S. Voters: Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana! [H.R. 5843] (moved) [Re: geokills]
#428159 - 06/03/10 08:38 AM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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This thread was moved from Growery News Service.
Reason: Populating new Medical Marijuana & Activism forum.
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