To: The Virginia State House, The Virginia State Senate, Governor Ralph Northam, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Marijuana Legalization in Virginia
There are too many sick patients and hard-working citizens in Virginia that get arrested for marijuana use. In 2016 62% of VA voters support Marijuana legalization & 78% support decriminalization, so why don't we make it happen, it's time for a change and all it takes is a signature. I'm personally going to do all I can to spread this and get this to our state government; I won't stand by and watch fellow Virginians suffer from this prohibition. It simply isn't right for someone here in VA to get arrested for something someone else right over the border in D.C is doing freely. Let's cut the opiates and legalize Cannabis!!
Why is this important?
This issue personally strikes home for me because a lot of my family has conditions in which cannabis can be used but our Drs rather shove pills in our mouths. My mother suffers from Crohns Disease, Chronic pain, PTSD & currently has tumors on lower abdominals, the Drs give her tramadol. My younger sister is Autistic with ADHD & Bipolar Disorder, they prescribe her Ritalin, Adderall, and Clonidine. None of these medications help them. Not only that, this year on April 14th I was arrested and jailed for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Manufacture. This was my very first charge ever; never been in trouble before. But never fought my fate, told the arresting officer and judge the plants were mine, which I was growing for my mother. Edibles were the only thing that eased the pain and kept it that way for her.
This situation caused my mother, sister, and me to be evicted from our home and was the reason for my termination. I was jobless for a while; no income and had to find a place to go. I was fined $1500 and jailed at "Albemarle\Charlottesville Regional Jail" for 2 months at only 19 years old. I have ZERO REGRETS, I feel and know I was doing the right thing, I looked at it as Trials & Tribulations, just another bump on this legalization road.
With all that being said, I'm going to put my all into legalizing VA until the last breath. I know what's right and what's going on in Virginia is far from right.
This situation caused my mother, sister, and me to be evicted from our home and was the reason for my termination. I was jobless for a while; no income and had to find a place to go. I was fined $1500 and jailed at "Albemarle\Charlottesville Regional Jail" for 2 months at only 19 years old. I have ZERO REGRETS, I feel and know I was doing the right thing, I looked at it as Trials & Tribulations, just another bump on this legalization road.
With all that being said, I'm going to put my all into legalizing VA until the last breath. I know what's right and what's going on in Virginia is far from right.