ALERTS AND ACTION

ALERTS AND ACTION

The Battle Against Big Marijuana is Heating Up on Capitol Hill

Posted by Peggy B. Sapp, President & CEO on Jul 11, 2019 11:31:00 AM

In the coming weeks, the Senate is expected to vote on a must-pass funding bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby should be keenly aware that some of their pro-marijuana colleagues are trying to use sneaky tactics to attach big federal giveaways to the marijuana industry to a must-pass spending bill.

Read more about the issue here.

Take Action:

Call Senator McConnell at (859) 224-8286 and Senator Shelby at (334) 223-7303 TODAY: tell them parents have appreciated their support in the past, and we want to make sure that legislation that provides commercial marijuana access to the federal banking system and amendments that weaken law enforcement and the FDA are NOT passed because they will strengthen the marijuana industry.

Topics: marijuana

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