The best rated ideas will be put into an official briefing book and hand delivered to the new President after he is sworn in.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The group Americans for Safe Access says that if President-elect Barack Obama has done one thing so far, he has given citizens a chance to tell him how we feel.
George Pappas with Americans for Safe Access said, "This is our chance to do it, to call him out, to tell him he MUST change federal policy on medical cannabis because people are suffering and it needs to stop!"
ASA says Americans can go to CitizensBriefingBook.Change.gov, and click on “Popular Ideas” (or search for “marijuana”) then vote for “Stop using federal resources to undermine states’ medical marijuana laws” if you share the perspective.
The full question is as follows:
Stop using federal resources to undermine states' medicinal marijuana laws
"Our federal government's Drug Enforcement Administration continues to raid marijuana (cannabis) dispensaries and compassionate use clubs in locations where local and state law allows them to operate. Medicinal marijuana is one of the most widely-supported issues in drug policy reform. Our federal government is wasting scarce resources -- and hurting sick people -- by arresting patients and their caregivers; it should stop doing so."
Pappas says the best rated ideas will be put into an official briefing book and hand delivered to the new President after he is sworn in.
The question has continued to ranked high on Obama's list, as we indicated in December. (see: Marijuana Legalization Tops List of Questions for Obama in Online Poll)
Pappas said, "We need it to win hands down and by a significant margin. Obama has said he will run a bottom up presidency. There will be no bigger voice of the people than this vote winning head and shoulders above all others."
He says input is more important than ever. "Also, tell your friends, your family, your co-workers, and all of your friends on Facebook and MySpace. We need everyone you know to go to CitizensBriefingBook.Change.gov and vote for 'Stop using federal resources to undermine states’ medical marijuana laws.'"
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