Cops on the Hill: Stories from the week of August 27 & September 3, 2021

Cops on the Hill

Curtain Call: After I wrote  a one minute memo to explain how Biden could return MJ to State control vs federal, my Wednesday meeting host asked me to prepare the same remarks for his next  Wednesday meeting, which I did.   Several cogent questions were asked and one was about the ‘punch’ of today’s MJ versus what I smoked in college.  LOL

Nice & Busy:  I Just had two solid weeks of 9 and 11 presentations to a lot who wanted to learn about this new ‘Oregon Decrim’ thing.  One Senators’ aide was a 5 generation cowgirl, ‘born in the saddle’ and we spent a few minutes about how to ride 6 months on a horse..Note: I use that as a lead-in to articulate why the 10^th Amendment is needed and should be employed for all drugs.

Another aide was a former public defender and knew as much about my topic as I did…THAT is always a special joy to encounter and establish a relationship with.

I had my first Republican aide who indicated the boss might sign on to the decrim bill: HR 4020.  That Member has already voted yes to 10th Amendment for MJ.

These weeks:

3655 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 20 this week..

Meetings this week:  01-Grover’s center-right:   01 – Working group on legalize all drugs

COP stats since inception: August 2009

398 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc.: 0 this week –

330 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0

92 Radio Interviews… 0 this week

207 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week.

107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week

44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters

31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week

Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”

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