please go yell at them to do the right thing for once over here

this is a direct line to yell at the government, on a real government website, and not a dumb third party online petition site that accomplishes nothing but inbox spam.¹ this is the real deal and you can help make a difference by commenting! you don't even have to give them any information if you select the option to comment anonymously.²

there is no reason not to yell at the government about this if you are a US resident and would like people to not go to jail over a plant. at the time of this writing over 6,000 comments have been published overwhelmingly in favor of legalization³ and this is only a week into a 60 day period for commenting.

yelling at the government is free and this is a direct way to have your voice be heard, so yell at them today and let them know where you stand!

1. _{look i know we have all made the mistake of being a dumb, well-intentioned teenager signing that change dot org petition in high school and still getting political spam emails decades later. thankfully, you don't have to worry about that here!}

2. _{and if you do choose to include your name, that is literally the ONLY required information. you do not have to include anything else - no address, no phone number, no email address if you don't want to! you don't even have to include the state you live in.}

3. _{to give you an idea of how overwhelming that favor is, the percentage of commenters in favor of keeping weed illegal is a measly 3%. the war on drugs is a loser's game and everyone knows it lol}

Go comment here! My comment is below:

I only submitted the second version once I realized what confessing to a federal crime could mean with my name on it, """lmao""""

Version 1:

I am in favor of federally legalizing and regulating cannabis usage and cultivation. In Oregon it has been legal for several years and my personal usage has gone down because it is so simple to obtain. Legalization also means that in order to consume, I do not have to inhale smoke, because it can be safely mass-produced into other forms, like well-marked, child-safe packaged candies. As a resident of Oregon, I use cannabis rarely and typically as an alternative to sleep medication. DUIs should obviously continue to apply to driving altered, whether alcohol or cannabis (or other drugs, not relevant here).
Cannabis criminalization is lopsidedly prosecuted in marginalized communities, and wiping previous cannabis charges will have a positive impact on many incarcerated and felony-convicted individuals, particularly men of color.

Version 2:

I am in favor of federally legalizing and regulating cannabis usage and cultivation. In Oregon it has been legal for several years and the usage of people whom I know has gone down because it is so simple to obtain. Legalization also means that in order to consume, residents of Oregon do not have to inhale smoke, because it can be safely mass-produced into other forms, like well-marked, child-safe packaged candies. As residents of Oregon, we can therefore use cannabis for non-inebriatory purposes, and for many, as an alternative to sleep medication. DUIs should obviously continue to apply to driving altered, whether alcohol or cannabis (or other drugs, not relevant here).
Cannabis criminalization is lopsidedly prosecuted in marginalized communities, and wiping previous cannabis charges will have a positive impact on many incarcerated and felony-convicted individuals, particularly men of color.