Title:
N.C.: Ask your representative to “discharge” medical marijuana legislation
Message:
Yesterday,
Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. (D-Mecklenburg County) hosted a rally and educational
event to publicize his medical marijuana bill that was introduced earlier
this year. Rep. Alexander’s bill is stuck in House Rules, so he is collecting
his colleagues’ signatures on a discharge petition. If enough representatives
sign this petition, the bill will skip the committee process and immediately go
to the House floor for a vote. This bill needs to be passed on to the Senate by
Thursday to keep it alive this session. Please
email your legislators today and ask them to sign this discharge
petition!
In addition to protecting patients and caregivers from arrest
and prosecution, H
577 would establish a regulated medical marijuana supply system to
provide safe, reliable access to vital medicine for registered patients. Please
email your representative and ask him or her to sign the petition and vote “yes”
on the floor.
In addition, if you are a medical marijuana patient or
caregiver, or a medical professional supportive of medical marijuana, please
email state@mpp.org to see how you can be of
further help.
Please stay tuned for further developments, and register
your support for medical marijuana with your local legislators!
