This is constructive criticism, my thoughts on what to do and how I think we can best use our manpower and resources, it’s not an attack. I appreciate the effort every person makes toward improving drug policy!
I don’t think your plan will work. The vast majority of those that favor legalizing are not going to participate in anything they have to put that much effort into. It takes way more work than it should to get a small percentage of my pro-legalization associates to send an email to their elected representatives in support of favorable bills that are in the process of being decided right now.
The best chance for success is getting all the pro-legalization groups united. Then mobilize the members they have who are willing to BE ACTIVE involved in a blitz campaign. Make sure every state and federal representative gets flooded with office visits, letters, phone calls and email. Don't let up until the job is done. When that happens you'll see policy change very quickly. Think about it, a crowd of concerned citizens visiting every politician every day, phone lines jammed, US mail and email boxes flooded. Most of the politicians would be screaming for policy change just to get their life back to normal.
I don't agree with your driving rules either. Driving under the influence of cannabis is NOT the same as driving drunk. There are way more mind altering drugs approved by the FDA that have a warning on the pill bottle that says "Do not drive or operate dangerous machinery until you determine how this medication effects you". That's all people need to do with cannabis and machinery too. If someone is speeding or driving to slow or driving recklessly we already have laws to deal with that.
Focus on ending prohibition it must end and be replaced with sensible regulation. Cannabis should be regulated like tobacco. The same ability to smoke outside or in your car or where ever tobacco can be smoked and you should have the right to grow a certain amount for personal use just like tobacco.
Remove the money and you remove the crime.
That's my thoughts and I'm sticking to them.
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