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Call
Campaign
Targets
Congressmen
Voting
Against
Medical
Marijuana
11/21/03
press release from Americans
for Safe Access -- come back next week for Chronicle report!
For the first time, a medical
marijuana advocacy group is going after Congressmen where they live.
Beginning Monday morning (11/24/03), every registered voter in four House
Congressional districts will receive a phone call about their Representative's
opposition to an amendment that would have stopped federal raids on medical
marijuana patients and providers. Over 600,000 voters will be called
during the week.
The recorded messages feature
either a medical marijuana patient describing her plight or one of the
jurors who recanted their verdict in the Ed Rosenthal medical marijuana
cultivation case. Both explain that the House member voted to continue
the current policy -- despite polls showing 80% of Americans support medical
marijuana -- and ask that voters spread the word. The campaign targets
Representatives Wally Herger (R, CA 2nd), Elton Gallegly (R, CA 24th),
Joe Baca (D, CA 43rd), and David Wu (D, OR 1st).
"We're sure the congressmen
are so busy with other matters that they don't realize how important the
suffering of everyday people is to their constituents," said Steph Sherer,
Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access, the organization sponsoring
the calls. "We're educating the voters about the Congressmen's record,
so those voters can educate their Congressmen about compassion."
Visit http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?list=type&type=79
to listen to the recorded messages by Rosenthal juror Marney Craig and
medical marijuana patient Angel McClary-Raich, and for further information.
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Issue #312, 11/21/03
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