Three Georgia bills active during 2016 would set the foundation to nullify federal marijuana prohibition in practice. HB722 would legalize medical marijuana. SB254 would decriminalize simple possession of marijuana. SR6 would allow the voters to approve the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.
HB722 must pass the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee while SB254 and SR6 must pass the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee before the bills can receive full votes in their respective chambers. Please take the following actions to support these important bills.
HB722
1. Call the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee Chair, Rich Golick. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Golick: 404.656.5943
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 HB722.
B.J. Pak (R) Vice Chair 404.656.0254
Dustin Hightower (R) 404.657.1803
Stacey Abrams (D) 404.656.5058
Alex Atwood (R) 404.656.0152
Mandi Ballinger (R) 404.656.0254
Christian Coomer (R) 404.656.7153
Sharon Cooper (R) 404.656.5069
Pam Dickerson (D) 404.656.0314
Micah Gravley (R) 404.656.0152
Dar’shun Kendrick (D) 404.656.0109
Matt Ramsey (R) 404.656.5024
Nikki T. Randall (D) 404.656.0109
Bert Reeves (R) 404.656.0287
Ed Setzler (R) 404.656.7857
Brian Strickland (R) 404.656.0109
Robert Trammell (D) 404.656.0314
Wendell Willard (R) 404.656.5125
SB254 and SR6
1. Call the Senate Judiciary Non-Civil Committee Chair, Jesse Stone. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move the important bills forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Stone: (404) 463-1314
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bills forward and vote YES on SB254 and SR6.
William Ligon Jr. (R) (404) 656-0045
John Kennedy (R) (404) 656-7454
Joshua McCoon (R) (404) 463-3931
Charlie Bethel (R) (404) 463-1383
Mike Crane (R) (404) 656-6446
Vincent Ford (D) (404) 656-5091
Hunter Hill (R) (404) 463-2518
Harold Jones (D) (404) 463-3942
Elena Parent (D) (404) 656-5109
FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE
– 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.
– Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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