URGENT: Please help pass landmark medical marijuana legislation in California

Next Tuesday, April 29, the California State Assembly's Committee on
Public Safety will be conducting a hearing on AB 2743 – a bill
authored by Assembly Member Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego) that would
prohibit state and local law enforcement from assisting with federal
raids on medical marijuana patients and providers.

Please take a few minutes to send a message to the committee members
letting them know that you support AB 2743 because local peace
officers should respect California's well-established medical
marijuana laws.


Taking action is easy. Just visit MPP's action page at
https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/alert/?alertid=11297416 , enter your
information, and send an e-mail to the committee. If you are a patient
or medical professional, please modify the message to include that
information.

With your help, we can pass this ambitious legislation, which will
dramatically improve protections for California's medical marijuana
patients and providers.

Most federal raids on California's medical marijuana facilities rely
on significant help from local law enforcement agencies; in many
cases, local agents have even asked federal agents to raid patients
and providers. AB 2743 will create a policy of respecting the state's
protections for medical marijuana patients and their providers.

Thank you for taking action to support our state's right to self
determination and safe access to medical marijuana for seriously ill
and injured patients. Making contact with state policymakers is one of
the most effective ways to help change the laws.

Please don't forget to forward this message on to friends, family, and
co-workers in California, so that they too can take action.

Sincerely,

Aaron Smith
California Organizer
Marijuana Policy Project

P.S. The committee will be holding a hearing on AB 2743 Tuesday, April
29 at 9:00 a.m. in Sacramento. If you are a patient or dispensing
collective staffer who might be interested in attending, please e-mail
ASmith [at] mpp.org.

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F. Aaron Smith, California Organizer
Marijuana Policy Project
http://www.mpp.org
asmith [at] mpp.org
Ph: (707) 575-9870
Fax: (202) 552-0992