Vote Hemp (www.VoteHemp.com) has requested you help on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 to engage your elected official and urge them to co-sponsor HR 183, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011. You can find more about this initial by visiting the organizations Facebook Page, Facebook Event, YouTube Channel and Twitter Account. Please re-share this important message with those who care and will complete the simple task. Thank you.
During the Summer congressional district work period, Vote Hemp is working to gain more cosponsors for H.R. 1831, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011. On Wednesday, August 24th please call and write to your Representative in Congress and ask them to become a cosponsor of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011.
Our goal is over 2,000 calls and emails. Even if you have called and emailed before, please do so again.
Here is our easy to use and mobile friendly online advocacy tool: http://capwiz.com/votehemp/home/
Source: Jay Selthofner
This is one for the history books. The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin is calling for an end to the War on Drugs™ in a recent post on their website.
from their blog:
When America repealed Prohibition, it was with a constitutional amendment, recognizing that the power to regulate alcohol is reserved for the states. Contrast that to Drug Prohibition, where Congress made no attempt to comply with the Constitution in passing the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, which gave us our current Prohibition. When it became clear that Alcohol Prohibition had failed, it was repealed. The Drug War has failed, but our government merely claims more powers to fight it more aggressively.
Drug prohibition has been every bit the failure Alcohol Prohibition was, and then some. Four decades after the CSA passed, 400,000 Americans are in prison for nonviolent drug crimes; domestic police forces resemble an occupying military force; nearly a trillion dollars is spent on enforcement, both here and through aggressive interdiction efforts overseas; and urban areas can resemble war zones. Yet illicit drugs like cocaine and marijuana are as cheap and abundant as they were in 1970.
Under this ordinance, citizens are protected when possessing up to a certain amount of cannabis at any given time within the county limits. Milton has one for up to 28 grams of medical marijuana for personal use. Madison allows up to 112 grams. Does your city have a medical marijuana ordinance? If you don’t know, you can check by contacting your local city clerk and asking if there is one. Otherwise, you can ask them how to get that done in your area. Anyone can do it!
Here’s how the ordinance for Madison reads:
Tell Your Representatives to Co-Sponsor HR 2306:
The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
For the first time since 1937, lawmakers have introduced a bill into the House of Representatives to end federal marijuana prohibition. Over the past 70+ years, the federal criminalization of marijuana has:
1) Failed to reduce the public’s demand for or access to cannabis.
2) Imposed enormous fiscal and human costs upon the American people.
3) Promoted disrespect for the law.
4) Reinforced ethnic and generational divides between the public and law enforcement.
After seven decades of failure, it is time for an alternative approach. Click on this link to contact your elected officals and encourage them to stand up for state’s rights and personal freedoms by co-sponsoring HR 2306: The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011.
