[studlysemite]

Last week i wrote all my state senators (including Pelosi) about the LA raids. Today I received this reply from Barbara Boxers office.

I think the uproar we made had an effect!

Thank you for writing to me about medical marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you.
As you may know, the United States Supreme Court has upheld federal drug laws that ban any use of marijuana, including for medical purposes. This ruling directly contradicts California = s Compassionate Use Initiative as well as laws from other states that allow for legal use of marijuana under medical supervision.

The House of Representatives is now considering the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act, H.R.2087. If passed, this bill would allow states to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana without federal interference.

I feel this legislation is appropriate as long as it includes a provision that there must be a doctor = s approval.

Again, thank you for taking the time to write me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again on this or any other issue that concerns you.

EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.......HERE COME THE BIG GUNS!

Thank you for posting this! Let's all pray this passes and we can be rid of raids and unfair prosecution once and for all!!!

[BrattonBasher]

I knew she was a good Senator, much better than Hayakawa. We need our leaders to stand up for States rights!

[Medpatient]

This is awesome news and I truely hope this new bill passes.

[thermalsurfing]

yes!

[Medpatient]

All I know is they had better get on it cause bills are only on the books for two years before they are cleared and this bills two year mark comes up in May.

[1stimer]

I do belive H.R.2087 is old news and has already been defeated. Do a google search. Here is what I got

109th U.S. Congress (2005-2006)
H.R. 2087 [109th]: States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act
To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.

Go to... Bill Status Summary Other Info




Status: Introduced
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. This bill never became law.

from

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-2087

[Furtive]

Fourty years ago I began to pray that Marijuana would be legal before I die.

I'm going out to the street to do some dancing.

[silvercloud]

babara ,nancy holding hands on this one ... evidentally ,polisi realizes dems can't afford 2 lose 1 vote ... communication ,E_mails ,can b verry effective ... as Speaker ,she has lots input on which legislation begins when ,where ... her main objective ,besides '08 ,will b 2 adjust 2 whatz on her plate ... they say women can do more than one thing at a time ... time will tell .....

[Rev420]

Yeah, the bill was introduced during the 2005-2006 session and was NOT passed (obviously) - this is the same billed mentioned from early 2005 in another thread on Speaker Pelosi.

I would write her back and ask how the house can be considering a bill that was cleared from the books since didn't pass during the congress session in which it was introduced, and follow up with asking what new legislation she's working on implementing to bring the issue back up during THIS session of congress to finally protect the rights of her Californian constituents.

[studlysemite]

thats what i thought. maybe she is just saying she will support it if its introduced. or maybe its a bunch of hot air.

the point is, now that Boxer is on board, we need to keep pushing her and everyone else since they are on our side.

[DOC-J]

Originally Posted by studlysemite

thats what i thought. maybe she is just saying she will support it if its introduced. or maybe its a bunch of hot air.

the point is, now that Boxer is on board, we need to keep pushing her and everyone else since they are on our side.

Agreed. We need to call our Senators, house reps. let them know to get behind and re-introduce H.R. 2087?
Push them to support MMJ, support and regulate co-ops, place a tax on it (cause we all know thats what they really want LOL) and stop the legal stealing machine

Call, write, email, fax, smoke signal, morris code my little monkies

[silvercloud]

Originally Posted by Rev420

Yeah, the bill was introduced during the 2005-2006 session and was NOT passed (obviously) - this is the same billed mentioned from early 2005 in another thread on Speaker Pelosi.

I would write her back and ask how the house can be considering a bill that was cleared from the books since didn't pass during the congress session in which it was introduced, and follow up with asking what new legislation she's working on implementing to bring the issue back up during THIS session of congress to finally protect the rights of her Californian constituents.

she (pelosi) must b 'made aware' of May deadline ... E_mails go a long way ,written ,recorded 4 reference ... a pile E_mails seems most impressive ,a call once in awhile can't hurt either .....

[BabyBoomer]

Here's the web address for email contact.

E-MAIL SENATOR BOXER
http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm


Thank you studlysemite for doing something constructive for our cause.

Big Cyber Hugs,

BabyBoomer


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Don't forget to check Stephanie's web site for update info and new address.

[mcrc]

I believe Boxer and Feinstein are both on record in support of mmj. The Truth in Trials Act picks up a few votes every time it reaches the floor, but we're still a ways off on the numbers we need. I think the best bet for winning through an act of Congress is to lean hard on Pelosi - there's probably no better avenue unless we can get '08 presidential candidates on record as to their stance on mmj.

So call Pelosi, email Pelosi, fax Pelosi, then come back to WT and tell us you did it. Create our own momentum and don't let up; 80% of this country backs access to medical cannabis which means we're not the underdogs in this struggle.

mcrc

[sobchak]

so glad i voted for her

:)

here it is btw

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h109-2087

[Kermit]

this is amazing we must continue to write and call our rep in order to get things done. Ask all your coops for numbers and adresses to your rep.



da frog

Originally Posted by studlysemite

Last week i wrote all my state senators (including Pelosi) about the LA raids. Today I received this reply from Barbara Boxers office.

I think the uproar we made had an effect!

Thank you for writing to me about medical marijuana. I appreciate hearing from you.
As you may know, the United States Supreme Court has upheld federal drug laws that ban any use of marijuana, including for medical purposes. This ruling directly contradicts California = s Compassionate Use Initiative as well as laws from other states that allow for legal use of marijuana under medical supervision.

The House of Representatives is now considering the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act, H.R.2087. If passed, this bill would allow states to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana without federal interference.

I feel this legislation is appropriate as long as it includes a provision that there must be a doctor = s approval.

Again, thank you for taking the time to write me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again on this or any other issue that concerns you.

thats awesome..great post as well.pizzle

[ASA Field]

Boxer has unfortunately been sending this same exact letter to patients for years. Several dozen advocates have sent me this response.

While Boxer does seem to be more supportive than Feinstein, she still should be pushed. I encourage everyone to consider setting up meetings with Boxer's district offices to ask her to introduce legislation or at least to push for hearings on medical cannabis. Remember that she represents YOU - staffers in her district offices are very unlikely to turn a meeting down. Here is all the local info:

Sacramento
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-2787
(916) 448-2563 fax

San Francisco
1700 Montgomery St., Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax

Los Angeles
312 N. Spring St. Suite 1748
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 894-5000
(213) 894-5042 fax

Fresno
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 497-5109
(559) 497-5111 fax

San Diego
600 B Street, Suite 2240
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-3884
(619) 239-5719 fax

Inland Empire
201 North E Street Suite 210
San Bernardino, CA 92401
(909) 888-8525
(909) 888-8613 fax

Also, in response to this:

Originally Posted by mcrc

I believe Boxer and Feinstein are both on record in support of mmj. The Truth in Trials Act picks up a few votes every time it reaches the floor, but we're still a ways off on the numbers we need. I think the best bet for winning through an act of Congress is to lean hard on Pelosi - there's probably no better avenue unless we can get '08 presidential candidates on record as to their stance on mmj.

The Truth in Trials Act has been introduced in the House (a couple times) and the Senate (once at the very end of a session), but it has never reached the floor of either body. You may be thinking about the Hinchey-Rohrabacher Amendment, which has been voted on 4 times by the House and picked up a few votes last year. (You can find a full break down of the vote on ASA's site.) Unfortunately, we have NO recorded Senate votes on medical cannabis legislation so we don't have a complete understanding of where senators stand on this issue.

So, done AND done. Boxer and Pelosi, emails awaaaaaay! But honestly, i doubt Boxer would straight up lie, although it didnt say ANYTHING about HR 2087 being considered this time around. i suppose we will have to wait and see...

L