The need to legalize cannabis nationwide couldn't be more urgent and
together, we can make it happen.
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand that marijuana be legalized
nationwide NOW?

Dear MoveOn member,

After more than 50 years of flawed, racist policy and a failed war on
drugs, the Department of Justice is now planning to reschedule marijuana
as a lower-risk drug.^1 With 24 states, two territories, and D.C. having
legalized cannabis for adult recreational use, and 38 states allowing
medical use of cannabis products, it's not just time to reschedule
marijuana but to legalize cannabis entirely.^2

[ [link removed] ]Will you add your name to the petition to demand that marijuana be
legalized and decriminalized NOW?

Marijuana's placement in the Controlled Substances Act has had a
devastating impact on our communities and is increasingly out of step with
state law and public opinion. The nation has reached a broad consensus on
legalizing marijuana, with a full 7 in 10 adults now supportive. Not only
do most U.S. adults favor it, but so do majorities of all major political
and ideological subgroups—and it's time for our legal system to catch
up.^3

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand Congress catch up with public opinion and
decriminalize cannabis nationwide!

Add your name now to demand Congress end the war on drugs and legalize
marijuana nationwide.

[4]Sign our petition

Marijuana has been a Schedule I drug since the Controlled Substances Act
was signed in 1970. This classification was based on stigma, not science. 

[ [link removed] ]Add your name now to demand Congress pass the Cannabis Administration
and Opportunity Act (CAOA) to legalize and decriminalize marijuana
nationwide!

The current recommendation from the Department of Justice would reclassify
marijuana from a Schedule I drug—believed highly dangerous, addictive, and
without medical use—to a Schedule III drug that can be lawfully prescribed
as medication. Unfortunately, changing marijuana's scheduling still
maintains its federal criminalization and harms to our communities. We
need to deschedule marijuana entirely through comprehensive reform like
the CAOA!

The need to legalize cannabis nationwide couldn't be more urgent. Today,
police make more than 1.5 million drug arrests each year, and about
550,000 of those are for cannabis offenses alone. Almost 500,000 people
are incarcerated for nothing more than a drug law violation, and Black and
brown people are disproportionately impacted by drug enforcement and
sentencing practices.^4

Add your name now to join a growing number of federal lawmakers, including
Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,
and Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden, demanding that Congress pass the Cannabis
Administration and Opportunity Act, which would finally end the federal
prohibition on cannabis while prioritizing safety, research, workers'
rights, and restorative justice.^5

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Soraya, Chris, Jensine, Mia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug"
CNN, April 30, 2024
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2. Ibid.

3. "Grassroots Support for Legalizing Marijuana Hits Record 70%," Gallup,
November 8, 2023
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4."Fifty Years Ago Today, President Nixon Declared the War on Drugs,"
Vera, June 17, 2021
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 5. "U.S. Senators Introduce Bill To Legalize Marijuana," Forbes, May 2,
2024
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