End the War on Medical Marijuana

The CARERS Act will end federal prohibition of medical marijuana, let states set their own polices, and protect patients and providers from federal prosecution. It will protect them from Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ escalation of the war on marijuana.

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Subject Support the CARERS Act: end federal medical marijuana prohibition

Dear Member of Congress,

I am writing to urge you to support and cosponsor the CARERS Act, vital legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives that will end the federal prohibition of medical marijuana. The Senate bill was introduced by Senators Booker (D-NJ), Paul (R-KY), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lee (R-UT), Franken (D-MN), and Murkowski (R-AK). The House companion was reintroduced by Rep Young (R-AK) and Rep Cohen (D-TN). Just this week, it was revealed that Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a letter to Congress demanding that members end protections for medical marijuana patients. The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment prevents the Department of Justice from spending money to prosecute medical marijuana patients and providers. It has been included in the current budget and has to be renewed; Sessions wants Congress not to renew it. 30 states have full medical marijuana, as do Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam. There are also 15 CBD-only states, which allow a limited form of medical marijuana. As medical marijuana comes under attack from Jeff Sessions, the CARERS Act is more essential than ever. The bill will end federal prohibition of medical marijuana, and let states set their own policy. The bill also has a beefed up section on removing research barriers. Additionally, the bill no longer fixes the banking issue for recreational marijuana business, but does fix it for medical marijuana businesses. Below is a brief summary of the bill: •Ends federal prohibition of medical marijuana, allowing states to set their own medical marijuana laws, and protecting patients and providers from federal prosecution. •De-schedules CBD so that individuals from states with CBD laws with no CBD production can travel to and from states that produce CBD to purchase it. •Removes barriers to perform federally approved marijuana research. •Allows veterans to discuss medical marijuana with VA physicians in medical marijuana states and receive recommendations from those VA physicians. I hope you will support the CARERS Act. The time is now for Congress to pass this legislation to protect patients, providers, and veterans. Thank you.

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