In California, it's almost completely legal to use marijuana, medicinally or recreationally. However, this is at odds with federal law. Now, California is considering becoming a "sanctuary" state for marijuana users. This means that California would not allocate any state resources to help enforce federal laws regarding marijuana use.
Sign this petition to support California in becoming a sanctuary state for marijuana users!
The threat against California pot users comes from Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions who often get laser focused on non-issues, at the expense of each citizen. This law would mean that if Sessions and Trump decide to "crack down" on pot, California will not help them out on enforcement at all.
State authorities have a lot more important things to do than chase down people using marijuana, which is one of the least harmful substances, legal or not. It is silly that California has been using any of their local resources to enforce such an arbitrary federal law. The bill, known as
AB 1578 by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles, just needs to go through the Senate, Public Safety Committee and then to Governor Jerry Brown.
Sign to support this important bill!
