Title:
Gov. O’Malley threatens veto of medical marijuana
Message:
Call or email
Gov. O’Malley, and ask him to support
medical marijuana patients.
I was in Annapolis Friday to testify in support of medical
marijuana legislation, and I left surprisingly optimistic that afternoon. I say
“surprisingly” because of the headlines that greeted me: “O’Malley
would veto medical marijuana bill.”
Without listening to a word from any of the seriously ill
Maryland residents there to ask for compassion, Gov. Martin O’Malley said he
was likely to veto any medical marijuana legislation that includes regulated
patient access to marijuana this year, and all that based on a letter sent from
Delaware’s U.S. attorney to Delaware’s governor.
So why the optimism? Throughout the hearing, support among
legislators was unanimous. In fact, plans are already underway to amend the
bill to accommodate the governor’s concerns. We may not get a regulated
distribution system this year, but there’s a real chance at progress, like
removing the threat of arrest from patients and caregivers.
Here’s where you come in: please call
Gov. O’Malley’s office, and
politely ask him to at least support protecting medical marijuana patients from
arrest, even if he will not sign a bill with a regulated distribution system.
You can send an email if you don’t have time to call.
Thanks! I’ll keep
you posted.
