California Activists Pressuring Sen. Feinstein Over Marijuana Legalization

July 7, 2015
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is facing pressure to back reforms to marijuana laws from advocates in her home state.

Feinstein has staked out a position as one of the few congressional Democrats still opposed to many aspects of federal marijuana reform.

But marijuana advocates are urging Feinstein to change her stance. They’ll deliver a petition signed by more than 10,000 people to her San Francisco office on Tuesday.

The petitioners say they are “fed up with Feinstein’s well-documented opposition to medical marijuana.” [Read more at The Hill]

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