Dear friends:
Yesterday â with the leadership of the Department of Justice in flux while Attorney General-designate Eric Holder awaits confirmation by the Senate â Bush administration holdovers raided a medical marijuana dispensary in South Lake Tahoe, California.
President Obama vowed repeatedly during his campaign to stop such raids if elected, and we have every reason to believe he will make good on that promise. However, four top positions at the DEA are still filled by Bush cronies, who are attempting to undercut the president's pledge.
Would you please take one minute to use MPPâs easy online system to e-mail the president and ask him to get his new leadership in place at the DEA quickly, so that these cruel and outdated policies finally end?Â
President Obama has promised that arresting patients and raiding clinics in states where medical marijuana is legal won't be acceptable on his watch. Getting political appointees in place takes time, but yesterday the Bush holdovers showed that we must move swiftly.
Please write the White House today to urge the president to quickly place his new leaders at the DEA.
You can see some of the statements the president has made about medical marijuana (generally in response to questions from MPP) here.
Please send your e-mail right away. (You can also call the White House at 202-456-1111.)
Thank you,
Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.
P.S. As I've mentioned in previous alerts, a major philanthropist has committed to match the first $2.35 million that MPP can raise from the rest of the planet in 2009. This means that your donation today will be doubled.
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