Hello Fellow New Mexicans!
A bill that would have allowed qualified patients suffering from certain illnesses, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy, to use medical cannabis for relief of their symptoms was voted down in the House last week, 36-33. The bill was The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act (SB 238). This is devastating news, given that a) marijuana has a clearly demonstrated medical use (see, for example, the White House-commissioned Institute of Medicine report from 1999: books.nap.edu/html/marimed/) and b) marijuana will continue to be bought and sold on the black market where no one gets carded, quality is unregulated, and supply is uncertain.
The Senate has added SB 238's fundamental language into another bill, SB 523, in order to give the legislation a second shot at passing. But in order for that to happen, we need to contact the legislators who voted against SB 238 to encourage them to change their vote. Below are the legislators who voted against it. Please please please contact your rep. (if they're on the list) to encourage them to stand up for compassion and reason by voting for SB 523. If you're not sure who your rep. is, go to: legis.state.nm.us/lcs/legis...search.asp
Thomas A. Anderson (R-29) — 986-4452 — kb5ysg@arrl.net
Janice E. Arnold-Jones (R-24) — 986-4451 — jearnoldjones@aol.com
Paul C. Bandy (R-3) — 986-4214 — paul@paulbandy.org
Andrew J. Barreras — (D-7) — 986-4243
Richard J. Berry (R-20) — 986-4454 — richard.berry@nmlegis.gov
Donald E. Bratton (R-62) — 986-4227 — donbratton@valornet.com
Ernest H. Chavez (D-12) — 986-4464 — ernestc1531@aol.com
Anna M. Crook (R-64) — 986-4454 — anna.crook@nmlegis.gov
Nora Espinoza (R-59) — 986-4221 — noralee@cableone.net
Candy Spence Ezzell (R-58) — 986-4450 — csecows@aol.com
Mary Helen Garcia (D-34) — 986-4435 — maryhelen.garcia@nmlegis.gov
Thomas A. Garcia (D-68) — 986-4242 — ocate@hotmail.com
William J. Gray (R-54) — 986-4211 — wjgray@pvtnetworks.net
Jimmie C. Hall (R-28) — 986-4215 — jimmie.hall@nmlegis.gov
Dianne Miller Hamilton (R-38) — 986-4221 — dianne38john4132@zianet.com
John A. Heaton (D-55) — 986-4432 — jheaton@caverns.com
Manuel G. Herrera (D-39) — 986-4233
Dona G. Irwin (D-32) — 986-4249 — donagale@zianet.com
Rhonda S. King (D-50) — 986-4438
Larry A. Larranaga (R-27) — 986-4215 — larry@larranaga.com
Ben Lujan (D-46) — 986-4782 — ben.lujan@nmlegis.gov
Patricia A. Lundstrom (D-9) — 986-4435 — plundstrom@nwnmcog.com
James Roger Madalena (D-65) — 986-4417 — jr_madalena@yahoo.com
Andy Nunez (D-36) — 986-4423 — annunez@zianet.com
Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert (R-44) — 986-4467 — jpandp@comcast.net
William "Bill" R. Rehm (R-31) — 986-4453 — Billrehm@comcast.net
Debbie A. Rodella (D-41) — 986-4329 — debbie.rodella@nmlegis.gov
Nick L. Salazar (D-40) — 986-4433 — nlsalazar@lanl.gov
James R.J. Strickler (R-2) — 986-4227 — jamesstrickler@msn.com
Thomas C. Taylor (R-1) — 986-4757 — tom@tomtaylor.net
Don L. Tripp (R-49) — 986-4220 — trippsdon@netscape.net
Shirley A. Tyler (R-61) — 986-4220 — sntyler@valornet.com
Gloria C. Vaughn (R-51) — 986-4453
Richard D. Vigil (D-70) — 986-4242 — rrrvigil@plateautel.net
Jeannette O. Wallace (R-43) — 986-4452 — wallace@losalamos.com
Teresa A. Zanetti (R-15) — 986-4451 — electzanetti@comcast.net
Eleven other states have legalized medical use of marijuana: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It's time New Mexico became the 12th bastion of reason and compassion.
--Sarah Lovering
Born and raised in Los Alamos
A bill that would have allowed qualified patients suffering from certain illnesses, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy, to use medical cannabis for relief of their symptoms was voted down in the House last week, 36-33. The bill was The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act (SB 238). This is devastating news, given that a) marijuana has a clearly demonstrated medical use (see, for example, the White House-commissioned Institute of Medicine report from 1999: books.nap.edu/html/marimed/) and b) marijuana will continue to be bought and sold on the black market where no one gets carded, quality is unregulated, and supply is uncertain.
The Senate has added SB 238's fundamental language into another bill, SB 523, in order to give the legislation a second shot at passing. But in order for that to happen, we need to contact the legislators who voted against SB 238 to encourage them to change their vote. Below are the legislators who voted against it. Please please please contact your rep. (if they're on the list) to encourage them to stand up for compassion and reason by voting for SB 523. If you're not sure who your rep. is, go to: legis.state.nm.us/lcs/legis...search.asp
Thomas A. Anderson (R-29) — 986-4452 — kb5ysg@arrl.net
Janice E. Arnold-Jones (R-24) — 986-4451 — jearnoldjones@aol.com
Paul C. Bandy (R-3) — 986-4214 — paul@paulbandy.org
Andrew J. Barreras — (D-7) — 986-4243
Richard J. Berry (R-20) — 986-4454 — richard.berry@nmlegis.gov
Donald E. Bratton (R-62) — 986-4227 — donbratton@valornet.com
Ernest H. Chavez (D-12) — 986-4464 — ernestc1531@aol.com
Anna M. Crook (R-64) — 986-4454 — anna.crook@nmlegis.gov
Nora Espinoza (R-59) — 986-4221 — noralee@cableone.net
Candy Spence Ezzell (R-58) — 986-4450 — csecows@aol.com
Mary Helen Garcia (D-34) — 986-4435 — maryhelen.garcia@nmlegis.gov
Thomas A. Garcia (D-68) — 986-4242 — ocate@hotmail.com
William J. Gray (R-54) — 986-4211 — wjgray@pvtnetworks.net
Jimmie C. Hall (R-28) — 986-4215 — jimmie.hall@nmlegis.gov
Dianne Miller Hamilton (R-38) — 986-4221 — dianne38john4132@zianet.com
John A. Heaton (D-55) — 986-4432 — jheaton@caverns.com
Manuel G. Herrera (D-39) — 986-4233
Dona G. Irwin (D-32) — 986-4249 — donagale@zianet.com
Rhonda S. King (D-50) — 986-4438
Larry A. Larranaga (R-27) — 986-4215 — larry@larranaga.com
Ben Lujan (D-46) — 986-4782 — ben.lujan@nmlegis.gov
Patricia A. Lundstrom (D-9) — 986-4435 — plundstrom@nwnmcog.com
James Roger Madalena (D-65) — 986-4417 — jr_madalena@yahoo.com
Andy Nunez (D-36) — 986-4423 — annunez@zianet.com
Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert (R-44) — 986-4467 — jpandp@comcast.net
William "Bill" R. Rehm (R-31) — 986-4453 — Billrehm@comcast.net
Debbie A. Rodella (D-41) — 986-4329 — debbie.rodella@nmlegis.gov
Nick L. Salazar (D-40) — 986-4433 — nlsalazar@lanl.gov
James R.J. Strickler (R-2) — 986-4227 — jamesstrickler@msn.com
Thomas C. Taylor (R-1) — 986-4757 — tom@tomtaylor.net
Don L. Tripp (R-49) — 986-4220 — trippsdon@netscape.net
Shirley A. Tyler (R-61) — 986-4220 — sntyler@valornet.com
Gloria C. Vaughn (R-51) — 986-4453
Richard D. Vigil (D-70) — 986-4242 — rrrvigil@plateautel.net
Jeannette O. Wallace (R-43) — 986-4452 — wallace@losalamos.com
Teresa A. Zanetti (R-15) — 986-4451 — electzanetti@comcast.net
Eleven other states have legalized medical use of marijuana: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It's time New Mexico became the 12th bastion of reason and compassion.
--Sarah Lovering
Born and raised in Los Alamos
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