Today’s Action: Ending the federal prohibition on cannabis? Not possible with the filibuster in place!
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Today’s Action: Ending the federal prohibition on cannabis? Not possible with the filibuster in place!
Crucial legislation is still being stopped before it even has a chance to be debated by Mitch McConnell’s minority veto (AKA the filibuster), and it’s putting legislation that could dramatically change the lives of millions of Americans — including the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which is still building up support.
The bill would legalize cannabis at a federal level and help regulate it, which is a huge step in granting freedom to nonviolent offenders, ending the war on drugs, and relieving capacity in the prison system. It doesn’t make sense for someone in California or Illinois to be in possession of a significant amount of THC legally, while someone with that same amount of substance in another state could be imprisoned.
We can’t fix any of it with the filibuster in place.
Call (202.224.3121) or write your senators and call for an end to the filibuster and their support of Schumer’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act!
Legalizing marijuana doesn’t just help those incarcerated for possession – it helps those ‘merely’ arrested or convicted for possession as well, which can lead to lost employment, ineligibility for public housing, suspended drivers licenses, and restrictions on student loans.
And the racial disparities in marijuana-related arrests are well-known; a black person is anywhere from four (national average) to fifteen times (in certain areas) more likely to be jailed than a white person in our country. The filibuster has been historically used to uphold racist Jim Crow laws, so it’s not surprising it’s still being used to deepen racial disparities today.
We’re long overdue for a national overhaul of marijuana laws, if only for how our government and police forces have weaponized it, targeting our most vulnerable and oppressed communities.
Call (202.224.3121) or write your senators to tell them to eliminate the filibuster and co-sponsor the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act!
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