UPDATE: Gov. Crist can still stop bad trafficking bill from becoming law -- act today and then pass this alert on!
Because the governor has not signed the bill that would lower trafficking standards to 25 marijuana plants, and legislative officials waited until last week to formally present it to his office, it has yet to become law. The bill could become law without his signature if we cannot convince him to veto it by Thursday, June 26th.
Here are some things you can do to help prevent this overly harsh bill from becoming law:
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Starting immediately, we need every concerned citizen to call Gov. Crist's office at (850) 488-7146 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and ask him to veto this legislation. Please ask everyone you know to do this, so Gov. Crist knows just how much opposition there is to this horrible bill. | |
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Send a fax. Please print as many copies of this fax as you can and distribute it to friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else who is interested in letting Gov. Crist know that Floridians will not stand by and watch their neighbors sent to jail for trafficking unless there is actually evidence to support such a charge. Please remind your friends to fill in the date and their contact information before faxing their letters to Gov. Crist's office at (850) 487-0801. | |
Trafficking laws should only apply to true drug dealers and not be used to fill Florida's already crowded jails with ordinary citizens who are not really drug dealers at all. Sadly, if this bill becomes law, it is sure to cast many Florida citizens into a criminal justice system that will do them more harm than good.
Please pass this alert on to friends and family who want to see sensible marijuana policies in Florida. It is very important that we get as many people as possible to contact Gov. Crist about this issue in the next few days.
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