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Many representatives throughout the country who have supported medical
cannabis
issues in the past, have not signed-on to Representative Olver's letter
to DEA Administrator Tandy urging her to support better access to cannabis for
research purposes.
On Wednesday,
August 29th 2007
Background on the Letter:
On May 16, U.S. Representatives John Olver (D-MA) and Dana Rohrabacher
(R-CA) sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to all Members of the House of
Representatives urging co-signatures on a letter addressed to DEA
Administrator Karen Tandy urging acceptance of DEA Administrative Law Judge
(ALJ) Mary Ellen Bittner's February 2007 Opinion and Recommended Ruling in
support of the UMass-Amherst Medical Marijuana Research Production Facility.
The deadline for US Representatives to co-sign the letter is Sept. 7, 2007,
which is fast approaching!
What You Can Do:
1. Call your Member of Congress today! Ask for their co-signature on the
Olver/Rohrabacher letter to DEA Administrator Karen Tandy.
SAMPLE PHONE SCRIPT
"Hello, my name is (YOUR NAME) and I live in (YOUR CITY and STATE). I am
calling today to ask Representative (YOUR CONGRESSPERSON'S LAST NAME) to
co-sign the Olver/Rohrabacher letter to DEA Administrator, Karen Tandy,
urging her agency to follow the recommendation of Administrative Law Judge
Mary Ellen Bittner and grant a license to Prof. Lyle Craker of UMass Amherst
to grow marijuana exclusively for federally-approved research. To join the
letter, contact Brendan Boundy in Rep. Olver's office at 202-225-5335.
Please let me know what you plan on doing. Thank you."
Don't forget to leave your name and number
For phone numbers of your representatives go to: http://www.house.gov
or call the
congressional switchboard at: (202) 224-3121
2. Join ASA's Activists in a National Congressional District Drop-in Day!
Wednesday, August 29th!
What: Activists throughout the country are planning on dropping by their
Congressional Representative next Wednesday, August 29 during business
hours. Schedule a meeting today with your Congressional
Representative's
office next Wednesday, August 29. If they cannot meet with you on the
29th,
organize a drop-in at your representative's local district office for that
day. Don't know who your representative is and/or need the local district
address? Go to www.house.gov
to find out!
When: During business hours on Wednesday, August 29th.
What to Bring: Download the following materials to drop off at your
representative's district office:
a. A letter from Reps. Olver and Rohrbacher urging your Congressperson to
sign
on: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/downloads/Olver_Dear_Colleague
b. The letter to Administrator Tandy:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/downloads/Research_Sign-On
c. ASA's UMass Amherst Fact Sheet:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/downloads/UMass_FactSheet
What to Ask:
Please support medical cannabis research by co-signing the Olver/Rohrabacher
letter to DEA Administrator, Karen Tandy, urging her agency to follow the
recommendation of Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner and grant a
license to Prof. Lyle Craker of UMass Amherst to grow marijuana exclusively
for federally-approved research. To join the letter, contact Brendan Bundy
in Rep. Olver's office at 202-225-5335.
Why: The only way we can win this campaign and end the research gridlock is
with strength in numbers. That means we need as many people as possible to
contact their representative and call on them to support medical cannabis
research.
Follow Up: At your drop-in or meeting, be sure to schedule a follow up
meeting to discuss other pressing national medical cannabis issues. After
your drop-in or meeting, be sure to contact
Sonnet@AmericansforSafeAccess.org
to let us know how it went!
Click here http://www.safeaccessnow.org/CrakerProject
for more
information on the UMass-Amherst research struggle.
Thank you for taking action for medical cannabis research!
Sonnet Seeborg Gabbard
Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access
Americans for Safe Access is the nation's largest organization of
patients,
medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and
legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
Email ASA: info@safeaccessnow.org
ASA's Website http://www.safeaccessnow.org/