H.R.525 & S.359 Contact Your Congress Critters And Get Them To Cosponsor!

Senator Feinstein responded to my email. She used a response sent to constituents during the last Congress:

Thank you for writing to me concerning your support for the industrial application of cannabis sativa L (hemp). I appreciate hearing from you on this issue, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.

Currently, it is illegal in the U.S. to grow any form of hemp, although products that contain hemp are legally imported from other nations and sold in the U.S. On May 11, 2011, Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced the "Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011" (H.R.1831), which would have amended the Controlled Substances Act to allow the cultivation of industrial hemp in states that have permitted the substance to be grown. S. 1831 did not come to a vote before the 112th Congress adjourned on January 3, 2013. Accordingly, it will need to be reintroduced for consideration in the 113th Congress.

All cannabis, including hemp, contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. I have concerns that legislation like H.R. 1831 could unintentionally weaken the Controlled Substances Act by allowing for the growth or manufacturing of a product containing THC, which is currently illegal under federal law.

Again, thank you for sharing your views with me. I hope you will continue to keep in touch on issues that are important to you. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to call my Washington D.C. office at (202) 224-3841. Best regards.

Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator
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I met one of Jeff Duncan's communications directors at my county convention last night. Can you guess where I led the conversation?? :D
 
Email received:

Thank you for contacting me to express your support the Industrial Hemp Farming Act (H.R. 525). I appreciated hearing from you.

Although the U.S. government permitted hemp to be grown for fiber and oil during World War II, the crop has otherwise been illegal in the United States since 1937 due to psychoactive levels of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) contained in some varieties. While there has been increased interest in legalizing hemp production in the United States, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) have opposed legalization.

As you know, H.R. 525 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana and to give states the authority to decide whether to permit industrial hemp to be grown. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, of which I am the senior Democratic member. You can count on me to keep your support in mind when the measure is brought up for consideration.

To learn more about my work in Congress, please follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Rep.HenryWaxman or Twitter at www.twitter.com/WaxmanClimate. You may also visit my website at Waxman.house.gov or the Energy and Commerce Committee website at http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov.

Again, thank you for contacting me and I hope you will continue to keep in touch on all matters of concern.

With kind regards, I am

Sincerely,

HENRY A. WAXMAN
Member of Congress
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Hey I meant to post this response earlier... My Rep is on board!!

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April 5, 2013

Dear David,

Thank you for writing to express your support for the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013. I appreciate hearing your concerns and welcome the opportunity to respond to your comments.

As you may know, Congressman Thomas Massie introduced the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013 as H.R.525. This bill would amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. Currently, H.R.525 has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Judiciary Committee, where it awaits further action.

Please know that I understand your concerns regarding the importance of industrial hemp and the current challenges in importing hemp for domestic uses. Rest assured that as this bill or similar issues are considered in Congress I will keep your views in mind.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me about this important issue. Your comments help me to better represent the people of our Congressional District. Please stay in touch, and if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to email me through my website at www.lowenthal.house.gov or call my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-7924.

Sincerely,
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Alan S. Lowenthal
Member of Congress
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Whoops! That was the wrong one... Shoot... I hope I didn't delete it. I need to find the other e-mail. This one was good but in the other one he stated he is co-sponsoring HR525.
 
OK I was wrong yet again... Just found the e-mail I was looking for and here it is. He didn't say he's co-sponsoring HR525, actually it was this:

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April 7, 2013

Dear David,


Thank you for writing to express your support for medical marijuana protections. I appreciate hearing your concerns and welcome the opportunity to respond to your comments.

As you know, one of the biggest issues surrounding patient access to medical marijuana is the emerging conflicts between state and federal law. Since 1996, California's Proposition 215 has allowed patients with a valid doctor's recommendation, and the patient's designated Primary Caregiver, to possess and cultivate marijuana for the patient's personal medical use. The law has also since expanded to protect a growing collective and cooperative distribution network. Since 2012, seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed medical marijuana laws similar to those in California.

You may be interested to know that I am a cosponsor of H.R.689, the States' Medical Marijuana Patients Protection Act. This bill, authored by Congressman Earl Blumenauer, would provide for the rescheduling of marijuana to a Schedule III drug, and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with state law. The rescheduling of marijuana will reallocate law enforcement resources to focus on the prevention of more egregious and violent crimes, rather than focusing on the punishment of medical marijuana patients who abide by state law.

I understand that there are many more pieces of legislation regarding medical marijuana, but I believe this bill is a solid step in the right direction for patients whose access to medical marijuana is being impinged upon by federal law.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me about this important issue. Your comments help me to better represent the people of our Congressional District. Please stay in touch, and if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to email me through my website at www.lowenthal.house.gov or call my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-7924.


Sincerely,

Alan S. Lowenthal
Member of Congress
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OK, this is the latest. Just got it this morning and this absolutely kicks ass. (Well the part about taxes isn't perfect but if that's what it takes for full legalization I will gladly pay my taxes. (I pay them on everything else already.) Between all these bills happening, something somewhere is going to stick.

For those who haven't yet contacted your representatives, please see the original post in this thread and DO IT!!!! Thank you!


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April 15, 2013

Dear David,


Thank you for writing to express your opposition to the federal prohibition on marijuana. I appreciate hearing your concerns and welcome the opportunity to respond to your comments.

As you know, H.R.499, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, was introduced by my colleague Congressman Jared Polis. This bill would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and give the States the authority to regulate the sale, possession, taxation, and use of marijuana. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013 currently awaits consideration before the House Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Committees. In addition, H.R.501, the Marijuana Tax Equity Act of 2013, which imposes an excise tax on the marijuana industry, was introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Both of these bills currently await further action at the committee level.

Legalizing and taxing marijuana at the Federal level seems to be gaining some momentum and I believe that H.R.499 and H.R.501 could help end the costly war on drugs by allowing law enforcement to spend limited resources on the enforcement of other, more urgent drug enforcement measures. Rest assured that I will keep your views in mind as this issue comes to the House floor for a vote.

You may also be interested to know that I am a cosponsor of H.R.689, also known as the States' Medical Marijuana Patients Protection Act. This bill, also authored by Congressman Earl Blumenauer, would provide for the rescheduling of marijuana to a Schedule III drug, and authorize the medical use of marijuana in accordance with State law.

Downgrading marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug would have an impact by decreasing the excessive costs of regulating marijuana, but I also understand the need to end the Federal prohibition on medical marijuana in order to protect patients who use medical marijuana for treatment.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me about this important issue. Your comments help me to better represent the people of our Congressional District. Please stay in touch, and if I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to email me through my website atwww.lowenthal.house.govor call my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-7924.


Sincerely,

Alan S. Lowenthal
Member of Congress
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