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BREAKING: WV Candidates to Introduce Nation’s Strongest Cannabis Bill at Mason County Hemp Farm

Plan includes decriminalization, legalization, hemp reform, and measures to keep the wealth in West Virginia...

 

Southside, WV (September 18th) -- Cannabis helped save Rusty Williams’s life. Now he’s running for office to win cannabis reform that puts patients, farmers, and small business owners ahead of big pharmaceutical companies. He’s not alone.

 

Tomorrow, Mr. Williams (candidate for House of Delegates, District 35) is teaming up with fellow advocates and candidates to announce their plans for the strongest cannabis legislation in the United States. The event will be held at the hemp farm of Chris Yeager, who is also running for the House of Delegates (in District 14).

 

📍 WHO: Rusty Williams, Chris Yeager, Mike Lockard (House candidate, District 46), Nikki Ardman (House candidate, District 38), Cory Chase (House candidate, 53rd District), Hilary Turner (3rd Congressional District candidate) and other cannabis advocates. 

📍 WHEN: 12:30-1:00pm on Friday, September 18th

📍 WHERE: 25845 Kanawha Valley Road, Southside WV, 25187; the farm of Chris Yeager

📍 WHY: To outline new legislation to modernize hemp laws, decriminalize marijuana, and legalize cannabis -- while keeping the wealth here in West Virginia. This legislation has the support of more than 45 candidates on the ballot, who have signed on to the WV Can’t Wait platform. Here’s the full WV Can’t Wait cannabis plan.

 

“Cannabis is an issue that brings people together - veterans and environmentalists, farmers and entrepreneurs, people of every age and party affiliation. West Virginians are ready for cannabis reform that keeps our wealth here.” -- Katey Lauer, WV Can’t Wait Co-Chair

 

Search all WV Can’t Wait candidates here: https://wvcantwait.com/find-your-not-for-sale-candidates/ 

   

 

For more info contact:

Rusty Williams ([email protected],  304.663.3037)

or Stephen Smith ([email protected], 304.610.6512)
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WV Can't Wait is a movement to win a people's government in the Mountain State. For more information, visit wvcantwait.com.
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