Title:
Help strengthen legal protections for medical marijuana providers
Message:
This alert was sent to constituents whose senators sit on the Senate Public Safety Committee (Senate districts 6, 9, 21, 26, 30, 35, and 36).
Next Tuesday, April 24, the Senate Public Safety Committee will have the opportunity to advance legislation that would help strengthen and clarify legal protections for medical marijuana providers. Your state senator sits on this committee, so please send an email and ask him or her to vote “yes” on SB 1182.
SB 1182, introduced by Sen. Mark Leno, would exempt from certain criminal acts and nuisance provisions medical marijuana providers who act in compliance with the Guidelines For The Security And Non-Diversion Of Marijuana Grown For Medical Use, published by the Attorney General’s Office in 2008. The bill clearly exempts cooperatives, collectives, and their employees from criminal violations for providing medical marijuana to patients with physician recommendations, ensuring California medical marijuana patients have immediate and safe access to their physician-recommended medicine. The need for this bill is apparent considering some prosecutors have claimed that collectives are not allowed to transport or sell medical marijuana under current law.
Please email your senator today and ask for his or her support on SB 1182. Make sure your neighbors are aware of this important bill as well.
Thanks, and have a great weekend!
