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When doctors prescribe antibiotics, they always remind patients that the full course of pills must be taken for the treatment to work. Even if you start to feel better after a few days, they warn, it\u2019s imperative to keep going to ensure the bacteria is fully eradicated. At present, the regulated cannabis landscape curiously finds itself in a similar situation.<\/p>\n
In many states, there\u2019s a public perception that cannabis reform has largely been achieved, which is understandable to some extent. Citizens in states with legalized recreational use now see billboards for pot, walk past dispensaries in familiar neighborhoods and may plausibly feel that the stigmas associated with cannabis are dissipating before their eyes.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, such perceptions pose a great risk to the movement at a moment when outcry and volume are most needed, both to pass federal cannabis reform and improve some state laws. That\u2019s where the\u00a0Cannabis Voter Project (CVP)<\/a>\u00a0comes in. Established in 2018 as an initiative from\u00a0HeadCount.org<\/a>, CVP is focused on educating, registering and turning out voters with an interest in cannabis policy.<\/p>\n Built on a foundation of non-partisanship, CVP has positioned itself as a neutral information repository for voters to learn about issues and candidates they may see on their ballot in 2020. The site\u2019s \u201cState Info\u201d section includes a list of all elected representatives and how they\u2019ve voted on cannabis policy thus far. An up-to-date, comprehensive summary of each state\u2019s current cannabis situation \u2014 as well as informed speculation on where it might be heading \u2014 is included as well.<\/p>\n \u201cCannabis is one of just a few issues that cuts across party lines,\u201d explained CVP Director Sam D\u2019Arcangelo by email. \u201c[It] has the potential to activate people who otherwise might not vote. It\u2019s a truly non-partisan issue. That\u2019s a big reason we chose to mobilize voters around it.\u201d<\/p>\n One of CVP\u2019s most compelling features is a tool that allows users to inform their elected officials that they are a \u201cCannabis Voter\u201d and to request a firm stance from the official on cannabis-related issues. \u00a0Underscoring the importance of this clever function is the visibility it provides to policymakers. Those in charge need to be fully aware of who they represent, but many have been justifiably terrified to connect themselves to cannabis before recent reforms.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why CVP is trying to find voters at dispensaries and concerts. Plenty of pot shops now host CVP literature and volunteers have set up shop on tour with acts like funk band Lettuce and psychedelic legends Dead & Company. Before a gig in Colorado this summer, members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (all founding or early members of the Grateful Dead) shared info and support for CVP on their Twitter profiles.<\/p>\n Stretching back to the groundbreaking passage of the Rohrabacher\u2013Farr (later Rohrabacher\u2013Blumenauer) amendment in 2014, Republicans and Democrats have indeed joined in voicing support for cannabis and implementing pro-regulation policy \u2014 perhaps more so than any other issue.<\/p>\n Regardless of party line, Gallup reported that\u00a066% of Americans were in support of legalizing cannabis<\/a>\u00a0as of October 2019. With that number all but guaranteed to keep rising as more and more individuals experience and explore pot, the time when candidates could have no opinion whatsoever on cannabis and still be taken seriously appears to be at an end.<\/p>\n Regardless of how you choose to make your voice heard, silence is the enemy of true cannabis policy. Be loud!<\/p>\n TELL US,<\/strong>\u00a0do you vote?<\/p>\n Originally published in Issue 4o of Cannabis Now.\u00a0LEARN MORE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The post Hot Box the Ballot!<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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