|
Support
Our Youth
and Communities
By Ending
Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Tell Congress
to support
H.R. 2306, the Ending Federal Marijuana
Prohibition Act, which would focus the federal
government's role in marijuana enforcement
towards cross-border or interstate smuggling and
grant states the right to tax and
control the marijuana
market in a manner that is
acceptable to the people.
Call these general numbers
to be transferred to your member of Congress'
office:
U.S. Senate switchboard:
202-224-3121
U.S. House switchboard:
202-225-3121
NOTE -
If you don't know who your
two U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative are in Congress,
click on the
following link:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative/
Tips for a successful call
*
Be brief.
Try and
keep your call to just one or two minutes.
*
Introduce yourself.
It's important to clearly state that you are a
constituent.
*
Be prepared.
- Look at the
talking points below for tips on what to say.
- Stay on
message and try not
to bring up other
topics.
*
Request a response.
*
Say thank you.
*
Let the ProtectYouth.org Initiative know how your call went.
E-mail us at
info@protectyouth.org and tell us about your
call.
Talking Points
* While the cost of enforcing the marijuana
market ban has been steadily growing each year, the
criminal groups in our communities and along our
borders are growing richer, more
powerful and more violent. Crime should not pay but each day
we refuse to tax, regulate, and control the
marijuana market is a victory for violent
criminal groups and unregulated drug dealers.
* Allowing states and local communities to
regulate and tax the marijuana market would
significantly reduce
the culture of criminality that marijuana
prohibition fosters and would save American taxpayers between $10 and $41 billion annually
in enforcement costs and lost tax revenue.
* Every objective study on alcohol and marijuana has shown marijuana to be much safer
for the user and for society than alcohol, yet there are increasing public health and safety concerns that our laws prohibiting the marijuana market are sending a dangerous message to the public that alcohol is more acceptable.
* Elected representatives in Congress should refuse to accept campaign money from the alcohol industry until
the marijuana market is regulated like alcohol.
Follow-Up With Your
Representatives
After you call your three representatives in Congress, be sure to follow-up with a
personalized letter using the above talking points. Please e-mail us the response that you receive from your representatives at
info@protectyouth.org.
Thank you very much for your support.
Network With Us
Keep up with
important updates on federal bill H.R. 2306 at
our
blog and the
Safer Texas Campaign on Facebook. |
