Keep those letters comin’, Stashers. Denver from Florida (now that’s confusing) received this reply from his Congressman, Robert Wexler:
Thank you for contacting my office expressing your support for the legalization of marijuana. While I appreciate your concerns regarding the enforcement priorities of our federal agents, and our federal budget priorities, I do not support illegal drug use. I do however firmly support the ability of physicians to prescribe medical marijuana for people with terminal illnesses or other appropriate medical conditions.
The question isn’t whether you’re in favor of people doing bong rips, Congressman, it’s whether you believe locking them up for doing so is an important budget priority.
As you are aware, the Supreme Court ruled that the Justice Department can continue to prosecute state-authorized medical marijuana patients for violating the federal Controlled Substance Act. In response, I voted in favor of an amendment to the Justice Department Appropriations bill that would have prohibited the Department of Justice from prosecuting patients who use marijuana in compliance with state law. The Supreme Court’s ruling did not alter the state and local laws exempting qualified medical marijuana patients from state penalties, and as a result, I voted in favor of the Hinchey-Rohrbacher amendment so that these law-abiding patients could use their medication without fear of federal prosecution. In addition to voting for the Hinchey-Rohrbacher amendment, I joined with a number of my colleagues in sponsoring the States Rights to Medicinal Marijuana Act (which was designated as H.R. 2087 in the 109th Congress). This bill would serve to reschedule marijuana under federal law, so that states that desire to provide for legal medicinal use of cannabis could do so without fear of federal interference. This piece of legislation is a simple, compassionate measure to afford American citizens with debilitating illnesses the ability to use their prescribed medication without fear of federal interference. It is my hope that Congress act on this legislation quickly, as recent public surveys have shown overwhelming national support for the supervised use of medicinal marijuana.
Thank you again for taking the time to write. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions you may have or anytime I may be of assistance to you. I hope you will find my website (www.wexler.house.gov) a valuable resource in keeping up with events in Washington and South Florida.
With warm regards,
Robert Wexler
Member of Congress
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hey, it’s a start and i feel at least you’re on the right side. i have to give you credit
i think these responses are a little harsh for someone who is trying to make changes and actually showing up to vote!
where are the words “safe streets, God or kids” even mentioned? did “america the great hypocracy ” even read the congressmen’s letter?
all power to you Mr. Wexler. you have my vote next election.
If drugs are so bad why do 95% of America’s population live on them? Why am I constantly seeing ads for prescription drugs everywhere? Has anyone seen the side effects that these “legal” drugs are capable of rendering in comparison to the side effects of marijuana? It’s not about safe streets and kids, it’s about money and it always was. Marijuana will replace most prescription painkillers and Pfizer is shitting scared in their pants.
P.S. Fuck your kids, I don’t care about them and never will; do your kids care about me? No, so fuck all your children. America’s kids aren’t God who is going to help me survive on this planet. I walk alone, fuck your kids. The world needs more apathy. Leave me alone and I’ll leave you alone…simple….period..how hard is that.????
So why ain’t he putting the word out for MediMJ on the Florida state agenda.
We still have the most draconian MJ laws in the whole goldurn country! Oh yeah, he’s a US Congressman. No influence over the state legislature. Pity.
Too many old folks and conservative low-foreheaded nose pickers down here. (Credit to Dave Barry for that last zinger)
Someone should point out to Mr. Wexler that “not support(ing) illegal drug use” is poor logic. Not supporting the use of harmful drugs can be understood; the arbitrary and falacious labeling of marijuana as harmful simply because it is illegal beggars logic.