(Sample letter to Minnesota legislators. It is better to use your own words and thoughts. If you use this model letter, feel free to edit it in any way that feels OK to you. Please remember to always be polite, even if the lawmaker you are writing has yet to accept that cannabis prohibition was and is a mistake. All of Minnesota's legislators need to hear from us, often, so that they may begin to understand that responsible enjoyment of cannabis by adults is a simple freedom and not a precursor to hard drugs.)
Dear {insert the name of your Representative or Senator},
Congratulations on your election to the Minnesota legislature. As a resident of your district I earnestly request you to take legislative action to end cannabis prohibition in our state by co-sponsoring HF 926 and HF 927 which were introduced on February 9, 2017.
Since 2012, the citizens of Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, California, and the District of Columbia have voted to re-legalize the cultivation, possession, and enjoyment of cannabis. Minnesota voters also deserve a chance to be heard. Some of the benefits include a safer alternative to alcohol and cigarettes, a boost to Minnesota's economy, and more time and energy for law enforcement to focus on violent criminals.
Therefore, I respectfully request that you please sponsor the proposed bills to end cannabis prohibition in Minnesota.
Your constituent,
{Your name and address}
Dear {insert the name of your Representative or Senator},
Congratulations on your election to the Minnesota legislature. As a resident of your district I earnestly request you to take legislative action to end cannabis prohibition in our state by co-sponsoring HF 926 and HF 927 which were introduced on February 9, 2017.
Since 2012, the citizens of Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, California, and the District of Columbia have voted to re-legalize the cultivation, possession, and enjoyment of cannabis. Minnesota voters also deserve a chance to be heard. Some of the benefits include a safer alternative to alcohol and cigarettes, a boost to Minnesota's economy, and more time and energy for law enforcement to focus on violent criminals.
Therefore, I respectfully request that you please sponsor the proposed bills to end cannabis prohibition in Minnesota.
Your constituent,
{Your name and address}
"We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did." -former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman