Help California to make Marijuana Legal & solve buget crunch! You can help make California the first state to tax and regulate marijuana!

With California facing the worst budget deficit in generations, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano today introduced a bill to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. Will you support his commonsense plan by writing to your local paper today?

Marijuana is California's number one cash crop worth multiple billions each year. Assemblyman Ammiano's bill would regulate that market like beer, wine and liquor while barring access to those under 21.

Annual revenues from fees and excise taxes could be in the billions, and we'll save another billion a year that we now spend on marijuana prohibition. Plus, this bill will put an end to tens of thousands of marijuana arrests made each year in California.

Marijuana reform has a new champion in Sacramento. You can help by telling your local paper that you support Tom Ammiano's landmark bill to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol.

Help us make the most of this chance to educate Californians about a better approach.

Sincerely,

Stephen Gutwillig
California Director, Drug Policy Alliance Network

TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR:
Thank you for supporting the regulation of marijuana like alcohol in California!
Letters to the editor are an important part of being a citizen lobbyist, and can have a great
effect on public opinion and policy. Once you have drafted a letter, send it (preferably by
email) to your local newspapers, including dailies and weeklies. The more newspapers you
send your letter to, the better your chances of getting published.
Keep these basics in mind:
- Keep your letter short and concise: 150-200 words max
- Be clear and focused. Name your issue and state what action should be taken.
- Write in simple language. Editors want letters that are easy to understand.
- Sign your letter. Newspapers will not publish letters that are not signed.
- Provide contact information at the bottom of your letter: name, mailing address and
phone number. This will only be used for the newspaper to verify that you are
indeed who you say you are. They do not publish personal contact info.
We hope that you find these tips helpful. Thank you and good luck!
Feel free to contact Drug Policy Alliance for help in contacting your legislators. You can
reach our regional offices by email at sacto@drugpolicy.org, sf@drugpolicy.org or
la@drugpolicy.org; or by telephone at (916) 444-3751, (415) 921-4987, or (213) 382-6400,
respectively.