Medical marijuana vote possible next week

Published: November 15, 2010

Bill sponsor hopes to call House vote on SB 1381 during next week’s veto session. Contact your representative now!

According to the sponsor of SB 1381, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, we’re just two votes short of the majority we need. With just a few weeks to go until the end of the legislative session, we’ll need your help to get to the finish line.

  Tell your representative to vote “yes” on SB 1381, Rep. Lang’s medical cannabis bill.

The hope is that now, with the election behind us, those representatives who may have been a little shy about casting a vote on this bill will now be free to vote their conscience. There are two “veto sessions” coming up this month, at which legislators can call any bill, not just those that have been vetoed, to a vote. The first is November 16-18, and the second is at the end of the month. For procedural reasons, the bill may have to go back to the Senate for one more vote, so we don’t want to waste any time. We need you to contact your representative today and urge him or her to support SB 1381. If you get a response, please forward it to me at driffle@mpp.org. As soon as we know we have the numbers we need, we’ll call the bill for a vote in the House.

One last favor: please forward this e-mail to at least three of your friends, or better yet, post the link (https://secure2.convio.net/mpp/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=511) on your Facebook page. Thanks so much for all that you do!