- Support H.R. 2306, the "Ending
Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Act" -
Tell Congressman Lamar Smith
(District 21 of Texas) to stop
taking money from the alcohol
industry until Congress passes
federal bill H.R. 2306, the
"Ending Federal Marijuana
Prohibition Act."
This bill
will allow states the option of
regulating marijuana like alcohol
without disruption from the
federal government.
However, being firmly in bed with
Big Alcohol, Congressman Smith
refuses to allow a hearing for H.R. 2306 in the House
Judiciary Committee for which he
serves as Chairman.
Congressman
Smith has already kicked off his 2012
election campaign by accepting
$24,500 from political action
committees and other lobbyists
representing the alcohol
industry. Among the U.S. House
of Representatives, only House
Majority Leader Eric Cantor and
Speaker of the House John
Boehner have accepted more
alcohol industry contributions
during this election cycle.
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2012&ind=N02
Every
objective study on marijuana has
concluded it is much safer than
alcohol both for the user and
for society. Our federal
government should not be wasting
billions of dollars annually
enforcing marijuana prohibition,
a destructive effort that only
serves to protect
alcohol industry profits and
drive more people to drink.
Call Congressman
Smith
Please
take action to express
your support for H.R. 2306 by
calling Congressman Smith's
Washington DC office and the
home district office nearest to
you:
Washington D.C. Office
202-225-4236, Hours: 8:30am -
6:00pm EST, Monday – Friday
San Antonio Office 210-821-5024,
Hours: 8am - 5pm CST, Monday –
Friday
Austin Office
512-306-0439, Hours: 8am - 1pm
CST, Monday – Thursday
Kerrville Office 830-896-0154,
Hours: 8am - Noon CST, Monday -
Thursday
Tips for a successful
call
* Be brief. Try and keep your
call to just one or two minutes.
* Introduce yourself. Be
sure to note if you are a
constituent of Congressman
Smith.
Find
out here:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative
* Be prepared.
- Read this
sample letter
for tips on what to say.
- Stay on message and try not to
bring up other topics.
* Request a response.
* Say thank you.
* Let the Safer Texas Campaign
know how your call went.
E-mail us at
safertexas@protectyouth.org and
tell us about your call.
Send a FAX
You may also follow up your
phone call with a letter to
Congressman Smith by using the
following email-to-fax
service:
http://www.email2fax.com/freefax.php?ref=email2fax
Feel free to personalize this
sample letter to Congressman
Smith. Be sure to
include your name and postal address,
so they can respond back to you
in writing.
Washington Office
FAX: 202-225-8628
San Antonio
Office FAX: 210-821-5947
Austin Office FAX: 512-306-0427
Kerrville Office FAX:
830-896-0168
Write to the Congressional Representative
for
your district.
After contacting Congressman
Smith, write to your
own representative in Congress
asking them to support bill H.R.
2306.
Find your representatives here:
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/find-your-representative
Please request a response
back in writing and forward it
to us at
safertexas@protectyouth.org
Follow the Money
-
How much campaign money have
your elected representatives received from
the alcohol industry?
The
following campaign contribution data
was obtained from the
independent nonprofit OpenSecrets.org.
(Last updated on April 8, 2011.)
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Alcohol industry contributions
to Texas members of the U.S. Congress
-
Click here.
For additional
information documenting the
alcohol industry's influence on
our Texas state and federal
policymakers, please visit our
Scribd Archive.
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Alcohol-Funded
Congressman
Blocks
Federal
Bill
H.R. 2306 in
Committee
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Texas Congressman Lamar Smith ranks
third in the House of Representatives for
money accepted from the alcohol industry
this year but will not allow a hearing on H.R.
2306, "The End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
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Texas
Legislative
Updates
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Do alcohol
industry
contributions,
compassion and
public safety
mix?
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Texas should not
be spending
$600-700 million
annually on
enforcement of a
marijuana market
ban that serves
to protect
alcohol industry
profits while
inflicting
tremendous pain
and suffering on
the most
vulnerable in
our society.
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