Alaska SB8 would legalize industrial hemp for production within the state of Alaska, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. The bill is now in the Senate Resources Committee where it will need to pass through successfully before it can receive a vote in the full state senate.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS – It doesn’t matter where you live in the state, please follow all these steps to support this bill.
1. Call the Senate Resources Committee Chair, Cathy Giessel. Strongly, but respectfully urge her to move these important bills forward to a vote in her committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
907-465-4843
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on SB8.
Mia Costello (R) Vice Chair 907-465-4968
John Coghill (R) 907-465-3719
Peter Micciche (R) 907-465-2828
Bert Stedman (R) 907-465-3873
Bill Stoltze (R) 907-465-4958
Bill Wielechowski (D) 907-465-2435
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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