“Coming Together for Change” Part One by Bamboo Jones (revised)

“We need to help our members know the political climate and go to their legislators with an education package. Don’t be condescending, or treat them like idiots, or make it personal, or dress in a chicken suit or block a doorway.”

Cheyanne Weldon, Director of Women’s Outreach for Texas NORML, had Marijuana educational experience the 52 attendees from seven states were eager to hear at the first ever Southeast NORML Conference, December 15, 2012 in Nashville, TN.

“Keep in mind, it’s your lawmakers’ job, whatever they do or don’t do you don’t like, they’re just keeping their job. Once you get over and through that, you’re just educating them in conversations with peers. The Summary sheet tells who we are, what want and contains a section on decriminalization, facts around it and action we want them to take. ”

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Remarks by Congressman Cohen

To be Read at the Meeting of Tennessee NORML

December 15, 2012

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your group. I appreciate everything that NORML does to advance the cause of sensible marijuana policy. I want to particularly note the great work that Paul Kuhn does here in Nashville and thank him for working with me when I was a State Senator. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there in person to talk with you, but I value the work you’re all doing and I wanted to let you know about some of my work in Congress on this important issue.

I have been concerned for a long time about the direction of our drug policy, particularly with respect to marijuana. Our 40-year experiment with the so-called “War on Drugs” has led to bulging prison populations, racial disparities, and a lost generation of people with no education or job prospects.

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