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Additional information about Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition and the current legislator being focused on, Lamar Smith. Jay gave a brief overvi...
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Additional information about Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition and the current legislator being focused on, Lamar Smith. Jay gave a brief overview of efforts in Texas with NORML and Lamar Smith (http://www.northernwinorml.org/wordpress/2011/07/05/lunch-lamar-smith-norml-style/) as well as additional opinions about the 'potlicital' landscape as viewed by a cannabis activist.
The addition of a custom flier or informational brochure specifically designed for the legislators in your area has also been used with great success. Jay describes how he customized his fliers with pictures and information about the legislators in his district, as well as the most effective fliers used. Developing a network and utilizing the skills of the group is critical. Individual skills can greatly assist the group efforts. Volunteerism can mean so much, both to the organization and to the donor.
Developing a online and physical network for supporters, activists and organizations to communicate and work together will also be critical going forward.
Vital to local initiatives is going to be having retail or store locations carrying our support gear, literature and signature sheets. As we continue to move forward in the Appleton area, please do not hesitate to contact us for more details and a supply of forms, or print your own support pages (http://www.northernwinorml.org/wordpress/pyo/) and membership forms (http://northernwinorml.org/Join.html).
The video closes out as members and volunteers who want to get active locally brainstorm with regional chapter leaders on options for events and awareness campaigns in the future.
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Video by Jessica Franke (http://www.jessicafranke.com), Secretary and Webmaster of Northern Wisconsin NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org)
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Continued video from Selthofner (http://www.jayselthofner.com/) as he gives high points of the 2010 Medical Marijuana Referendums in Wisconsin. Bot...
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Continued video from Selthofner (http://www.jayselthofner.com/) as he gives high points of the 2010 Medical Marijuana Referendums in Wisconsin. Both Dane County (passed with 76%) and City of River Falls (passed with 68%) medical marijuana referendums passed with a high percentage of the vote.
Understanding referendums, the legislative and political process in Wisconsin are also important topics to discuss as activists move forward. The group hopes to expand on these items with specialists and experts as we move forward with local initiatives and help with any statewide movement. Also addressing federal legislation is a great way to get active on the streets and keep the conversations going.
Jay Selthofner adds some talking points and understanding of HR 2306 -- The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011. Jay also gives additional information of the office of Lamar Smith, who seems to be holding up HR 2306 from receiving a committee hearing.
Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011
Urge Your Representative to Support and Co-Sponsor HR 2306
Lawmakers for the first time have introduced legislation in Congress that seeks to end the federal criminalization of the personal use of marijuana.
HR 2306, entitled the 'Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011,' prohibits the federal government from prosecuting adults who use or possess marijuana by removing the plant and its primary psychoactive constituent, THC, from the five schedules of the United States Controlled Substances Act of 1970.
Under present law, all varieties of the marijuana plant are defined as illicit Schedule I controlled substances, defined as possessing 'a high potential for abuse,' and 'no currently accepted medical use in treatment.'
HR 2306 seeks to federally deregulate the personal possession and use of marijuana by adults. It marks the first time that members of Congress have introduced legislation to eliminate the federal criminalization of marijuana since the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.
Language in this Act mimics changes enacted by Congress to repeal the federal prohibition of alcohol. Passage of this measure would remove the existing conflict between federal law and the laws of those sixteen states that allow for the limited use of marijuana under a physicians' supervision. It would also allow state governments that wish to fully legalize and regulate the responsible use, possession, and production of marijuana for all adults to be free to do so without federal interference.
The federal criminalization of marijuana has failed to reduce the public's demand or access to cannabis, and it has imposed enormous fiscal and human costs upon the American people. It is time to end this failed public policy and to provide state governments with the freedom to enact alternative strategies — such as medicalization, decriminalization, and/or legalization — without running afoul of the federal law.
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Video by Jessica Franke (http://www.jessicafranke.com), Secretary and Webmaster of Northern Wisconsin NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org)
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Jay Selthofner (http://www.jayselthofner.com/), director with NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org/) and speaker on the THC Tour (http://www.thcin...
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Jay Selthofner (http://www.jayselthofner.com/), director with NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org/) and speaker on the THC Tour (http://www.thcindicastries.com/thc-tour/) addressed a group of medical marijuana advocates about the importance of supporting the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act -- HR 1983. As well as providing some talking points and signature pages for HR 1983, Jay also provides some of his opinions of the current situation. The audience members also participated in an active cannabis conversation, as we all work together to address medical marijuana reform and tackling the issue from all angles.
Stressing the importance of the gaining support in a wide variety of areas and from a variety of people, activists discuss strategies for gaining support in the medical and professional markets. Engaging people everyday in a conversation and asking them for help in the process is critical, new contacts supporting medical marijuana reform need to be flowing into our legislators office everyday. Keep the line of communication open! A special thank you to our local supporters and members for helping organize the meeting and actively participating in the process.
Support the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act -- HR 1983
Federal lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to provide for additional and necessary legal protections for state-authorized medical marijuana patients.
House Bill 1983, the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, would ensure that medical cannabis patients in states that have approved its use will no longer have to fear arrest or prosecution from federal law enforcement agencies. It states, "No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use under applicable State law."
The measure also calls for an expedited rescheduling review by the federal government that would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act, recognizing the plant's accepted medical use and streamlining the federal approval process for medical marijuana research.
Sixteen states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington — and the District of Columbia have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. Yet in all of these states, patients and providers still face the risk of federal sanction — even when their actions are fully compliant with state law. In fact, in recent months federal officials have stepped up their threats against state recognized patients and providers, stating, "The United States Attorneys Office ... will vigorously prosecute individuals and organizations that participate in ... activity involving marijuana, even if such activities are permitted under state law."
It is time that we allowed our unique federalist system to work the way it was intended. Patients and their state representatives should have the authority to enact laws permitting the medical use of cannabis — free from federal interference.
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Video by Jessica Franke (http://www.jessicafranke.com), Secretary and Webmaster of Northern Wisconsin NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org)
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Support The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 -- HR 1831 talking points and additional comments and observations by Jay Selthofner.
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Support The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011 -- HR 1831 talking points and additional comments and observations by Jay Selthofner.
Texas Republican Ron Paul and a coalition of 25 co-sponsors are once again seeking to allow for the commercial farming of industrial hemp.
House Bill 1831, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011, would exclude low potency varieties of marijuana from federal prohibition. If approved, this measure will grant state legislatures the authority to license and regulate the commercial production of hemp as an industrial and agricultural commodity.
Several states — including North Dakota, Montana, and Vermont-- have enacted regulations to allow for the cultivation of hemp under state law. However, none of these laws can be implemented without federal approval. Passage of HR 1831 would remove existing federal barriers and allow states that wish to regulate commercial hemp production the authority to do so.
"We are pleased to see the re-introduction of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act in Congress. Vote Hemp is currently working with a Democratic Senator who is preparing to introduce companion legislation in the Senate in support of industrial hemp farming," says Vote Hemp President, Eric Steenstra. "It is due time for the Senate as well as President Obama and the Attorney General to prioritize the crop's benefits to farmers and to take action like Rep. Paul and the cosponsors of H.R. 1831 have done. With the U.S. hemp industry valued at over $400 million in annual retail sales and growing, a change in federal policy to allow hemp farming would mean instant job creation, among many other economic and environmental benefits," adds Steenstra.
According to a 2010 Congressional Resource Service report, "approximately 30 countries in Europe, Asia, and North and South America currently permit farmers to grow hemp." But the United States does not. As a result, U.S. companies that specialize in hempen goods have no choice but to import hemp material. These added production costs are then passed on to the consumer who must pay artificially high retail prices for hemp products.
Previous versions of The Industrial Hemp Farming Act were introduced, but failed to receive a public hearing or a committee vote.
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Video by Jessica Franke (http://www.jessicafranke.com), Secretary and Webmaster of Northern Wisconsin NORML (http://www.northernwinorml.org)
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