Jason Ortiz’s Post

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Alright, we're going to call Senator Blumenthal's office. He is my representative in Connecticut, is my senator, and then Senator Murphy. And so we're going to ask him their position on cannabis descheduling and if we can get a meeting with them on 4/18, just let them know we're coming. So let's give it a whirl, see what happens. Hi, my name is Jason Ortiz. I'm a resident of New London, CT and a supporter of the Senators and I'm actually calling today to encourage Senator Blumenthal to support the full legalization of cannabis and wondering if he's had a public position on descheduling or broader cannabis related bills. Do you happen to know if he has a position already on the scheduling? Umm. And while you do that, I'll just say that we are organizing a big mobilization for 4/17 and 4/18, so April 17th and 18th. And the organization I work with is called the Last Prisoner Project. And we have roughly 30 different organizations that are coalescing to really push for the full legalization of cannabis from the left, the right, the industry, small operators and everything in between. And so just really wanted to let you all know that we're coming this 4:20 to DC bringing lots of folks who would love to set up a time to meet with the Senator or his staff during that time. To express exactly why it is in the best interest of Connecticut, of course I don't know if you know but it has been legal here in Connecticut for over 2 years. And so we have a number of other senators and states across the country. Specifically to senators in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey have signed on to the Cannabis Administration and Opportunities Act, the Cao and the Senate. And so we're really asking for Senator Blumenthal to officially Co sponsor that bill. Are you looking out? Uh, I don't have the numbers. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunities Act. And the main sponsor is, you know, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. But then also folks like Senators Warren, Senators, Booker, Senators Gillibrand and many others have signed on already. At Blumenthal. That said, dot dot. That scheduler at blumenthal.senate.gov. Yeah, Correct. OK, fantastic. Yeah, we'll follow up with them. And if you just take my e-mail down, so if I could get a more concrete, you know, if he doesn't have a position, that's OK. But just want to know exactly where he stands kind of going into that. And my e-mail is jasonjson@lastprisonerproject.org, that's L AST. He RISON er-project.org. OK. Yes, absolutely. So my phone number is 8. OK. Ohh making comment. And I. Right now, yeah. Thank you so much. And just let them know that we're coming out 4:20. We'd really like to talk to him about the full legalization of cannabis while we're there. Alright, alright. Thank you so much. Ohh I absolutely love. Awesome. Thank you so much. I really appreciate you. Yeah. Take care. Bye. See. Not so hard. Couple minutes and we got it done. Now they know we're coming and they know we're bringing folks. And now it's your turn to do it for your senator and let us know how it goes. So go get them.