Would you please take one minute to call your member of Congress and ask him or her to vote in favor of the medical marijuana amendment that the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on next week?
Rep. Dennis Moore is the only Kansas Representative to vote last year in favor of the Hinchey amendment [pronounced HIN-chee]. If he is your Representative please let him know you appreciate his vote to prohibit the DEA from wasting taxpayer money to arrest medical marijuana patients in the 12 states where it is legal, and hope he will vote Yea again.
Please call now: (202) 224-3121
Give the operator your zip code and ask to be connected to your representativeâs office or call them directly:
Rep. Jerry Moran 202-225-2715, fax 202-225-5124
Rep. Nancy Boyda 202-225-6601, fax 202-225-7986
Rep. Dennis Moore 202-225-2865, fax 202-225-2807
Rep. Todd Tiahrt 202-225-6216, fax 202-225-3489
When the receptionist for the congressperson â not the Capitol switchboard operator â answers, say something like: "Hi, this is [name]. I live in [city], and I'm calling to ask that my representative vote for Rep. Maurice Hinchey's [HIN-chee's] medical marijuana amendment to the Justice Department's spending bill, which I understand will be considered on the House floor next week. The amendment would prohibit the Justice Department from spending taxpayer money to arrest medical marijuana patients in the 12 states where medical marijuana is legal."
Then, please follow up by using the Marijuana Policy Projectâs easy online legislative system to e-mail your member of Congress. Calling and e-mailing take only one minute each.
The House of Representatives has voted on this amendment the last four consecutive summers, but â since last Novemberâs midterm elections provided the most favorable conditions for passing federal medical marijuana legislation â this year the amendment has the best chance it has ever had of passing.
Would you please take one minute to call your congressperson today? Doing so could have a huge impact on the outcome of next week's medical marijuana vote.
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