Fwd: Please Oppose Rep Dean's Amendment

4 views
Skip to first unread message

Chris Kurle

unread,
Jan 9, 2017, 10:38:21 PM1/9/17
to mnN...@googlegroups.com
Hey Mn Norml friends,

Please see the attached message. Matt Dean is attacking our already weak medical cannabis program. Please cascade accordingly.


_____________________________
From: chris kurle <chris...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 9:35 PM
Subject: Please Oppose Rep Dean's Amendment
To: <rep.melis...@house.mn>, <rep.ma...@house.mn>


 Dear Representative Hortman,
As your constituent I am calling upon you to vigorously oppose this amendment introduced by Matt Dean and further introduce a new amendment that would add the recently approved conditions of PTSD and intractable pain as permanent fixtures of the statute. This is an egregious attempt to circumvent an extremely limited medicinal cannabis program that is highly favorable and supported by the populace. I expect you and all of our DFL elected officials to stand with the majority of Minnesotans who all support a vigorous medical cannabis program for the patients in our state.

Mr. Dean,
Why don't you support our veterans and others who suffer from PTSD? Sir this bill deserves to fail and I would urge you to share which members of the Law Enforcement community had you introduce this on their behalf. I urge you to the do the right thing and rescind this ill thought piece of legislation.

In closing I would like to remind you both that over 60% of Americans support the full legalization of recreational cannabis. In Minnesota our medicinal cannabis program seems like a very controlled and safe guarded program for the patients in need. It was also designed to fail and ease political pressure. This amendment is proof of that. Leave the medicinal program alone.

It is time that you both recognize and represent the will of the people and find a solution to tax and regulate cannabis like alcohol for adults. Tax payers like myself our sick and tired of the effects of this racist drug war.  We are tired of seeing law enforcement waste their time and our resources on this issue. Other than the obvious civil libertarian argument that an adult should not be subjected to arrest and civil penalties for possessing a plant that is far safer than alcohol let me reiterate a few of the benefits of a controlled market for cannabis. 

Less access for minors. This is a far more effective way to keep cannabis away from children than the black market. 

Increased tax revenues. For as much as the GOP talks about tax relief I'm surprised no one is talking about how much revenue Colorado and Washington have seen from their cannabis taxes. Now we can see this from California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine after their voters passed measures to tax and regulate the marketplace for cannabis in their respective states.


Thank you for your time,
Chris Kurle 
Brooklyn Park, Mn


Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages