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Greetings,
If you have particularly appealing stories of individuals who have
had their lives or careers destroyed by the marijuana laws, you might
want to take a few minutes to share those stories with the staff of
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who will be reading some of these into the
Congressional Record next Tuesday (see below).
David
From: Jared Polis <<mailto:info@fearlesscampaign.com>info@fearlesscampaign.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 16:38:24 +0000
To: Keith Stroup <<mailto:keith@norml.org>keith@norml.org>
Subject: The 40 year war on drug-users
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The drug war is a waste of time, money, and resources. Worse, though,
it ruins lives.
The enduring legacy of the war on drugs will forever be the horrible
impact it has had on the people and families who have seen terrible,
outsized punishment for minor, non-violent infractions.
That's why I'm going to make a stand. On June 14th, I'm making a
speech from the House floor demanding that we bring this
counterproductive war to an end. To make my argument, though, I need
your help.
<http://www.fearlesscampaign.com/page/m/532f0ebb/43465c57/53f47efb/1fe21e85/963922781/VEsF/>Tell
me how the war on drugs has negatively affected your life, or the
life of a loved one, now.
I'll read some of the most compelling stories as part of my speech on
the House floor. And, of course, I will not reveal any private
information like your last name.
It's really important for me to have these stories to share. They can
illustrate better than any statistic that this war isn't really a war
on drugs.
It's a war on the Americans who use drugs. Drug addiction is a serious problem and, while there can be a
criminal component, our lawmakers should address individual drug use
as the health problem it is instead of investing billions to
incarcerate with no intention to rehabilitate.
So, whether the war on drugs has caused you or a loved one to be put
in jail, thrown out of school, or lose a job, please share that
experience with me so I can include it in my speech. While it may be
too late to undo the pain you've gone through, it's not too late to
prevent it from happening to someone else:
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http://www.fearlesscampaign.com/war-on-drugs Thanks,
Jared
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