The Honorable George Barker
Virginia Senate
PO Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
Re: Please review unfair laws.
Dear Senator Barker:
First i must say the our state's laws on Marijuana is dead wrong across the board. I do believe when these laws were first passed our fellow Virginian's had our best interests in mind. Now we have a better understanding of marijuana and it is time to update these laws to reflect recent findings. I know Virginia has some of the harshest laws on marijuana in the United States and its ruining peoples lives. Moreso then marijuana itself. Its time for us to show the entire country that we Virginians, though we are somewhat conservative, can still set the pace on foreward thinking.
With so many other state's passing laws allowing the use of medical marijuana it seems to no longer fit the SCHEADULE 1 CLASSIFICATION. I think that seriously ill patients should not be arrested for using medical marijuana according to their doctors' recommendations. Fourteen states have passed extremely popular laws to allow the doctor-advised, medical use of marijuana. These laws are working well and protecting sick and dying patients. Please consider introducing a similar bill to protect patients in our state.
Sincerely,
M. Myers (Northern Virginia)