what a fucking crafty smoking device
Again, why is weed illegal? What other substance can cause you to accidentally mow your neighbors lawn?
Ohioians: Our time for marijuana legalization is upon us!
Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) says he’ll propose two bills to end the state’s pot prohibition. One bill would legalize marijuana in the state for medicinal purposes, while the other would give Ohio voters the chance to decide if pot should be legal for recreational use as well.
What does this mean you should do?
What does this mean you should do?
If you live in ohio you can find your representative by zip code here.
Just enter your zipcode and find your representative for your district. Calling them would be the best, but emailing would be a good idea as well. This will alert your local representative to consider being in support of Bob Hagan when these bills are proposed in the future. The time to start this process is now. The earlier you act the better the result.
A template email is as follows but I STRONGLY encourage you to write something that isn’t exactly the same.
Hello [Your Rep]!
My name is [You!] and I’m reaching out to you for your support for Representative Hagan’s plan to introduce a bill that would legalize cannabis use both recreationally and medically. It’s important that cannabis be legalized medically so that it can be officially studied, prescribed and reimbursed by insurances.
This is a very important cause as the war on drugs has proven to be a costly and ineffective venture and I believe that bills like Rep. Hagan’s are the first steps toward ending federal prohibition. The amount of funding spent on this war has so much more potential when directed towards more sincere and meaningful causes. I’m sure you’ve heard all the statistics on potential profits this could bring, and I for one want to see the great buckeye state benefit from these profits.
Understandably, this bill wouldn’t change the federal law. However, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) could protect Ohioans from federal persecution (Respect State Marijuana Laws H.R. 1523). Thank you for reading this and for your consideration.
Cordially,
[You!]
P.S. It’s important to also shed these negative connotations with cannabis by dropping the ridiculous nomenclature ‘marijuana’ that was popularized by Harry Anslinger in his campaign against the plant in the 1930s. Cannabis is not only the preferred name, but truly the correct, scientific term. Once again, thank you.
Marijuana is decriminalized in Ohio currently. As long as you have under 200 grams (just under half a pound) you are pretty safe and would only face a misdemeanor. I won’t list reasons why weed should be legal as that would be a rather lengthy post, but the word about this needs to be spread.
Links:
Search for your district representative: http://www.ohiohouse.gov/index
Ohio marijuana law info: http://norml.org/laws/item/ohio-penalties-2?category_id=879
Representative Bob Hagan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobHaganStateRep
lmao, if you don’t know who he is he’s the guy from the Men’s Warehouse commercials who says “You’re gonna like the way you look, I guarantee it.”
