The letter you drafted is much better than any form letter! We will certainly share details on which legislators stood up for good policy when election season rolls around.

Thank you, Daniel. This is a compelling and well-written email.

“Dear State Senator *****,

My name is ****** ********, of Nashua NH Ward 1.  I’m retired by reason of disability caused by glaucoma destroying my eyesight.  Pharmaceutical methods have failed to lower the intraocular pressure damaging my retina.  A surgery was attempted on my good eye but failed and caused the loss of that eye.  Only then did my surgeon acquiesce to therapeutic cannabis.  That was 9 years ago.  To this day, I depend on the use of therapeutic cannabis to preserve what is left of my eyesight.

HB1633 threatens the viability of the TCP program serving the patients like myself in the state of NH.  The language as it stands would allow Big Marijuana to come to our state and take away the economic opportunities that should stay here with our residents instead of enriching large corporations at the expense of patients.

I can barely afford the products I buy, they are not covered by any insurance.  Having to pay a 15% franchise fee when Big Marijuana pushes out the TCP is an added expense I can ill afford.

Similarly I was quite dismayed to hear of the redaction of the home grow provision from the previously approved version of the bill.  Why must patients like myself be treated like criminals and threatened with loss of our rights to vote with a felony conviction?

HB1633 is a major disappointment now and I ask you not to support it in the current form.  I’ve voted for you in the past, my support will be contingent upon the equitable resolution of this issue in favor of the patients of NH and not the benefit of shareholders in out of state corporations.”

Does this seem apropos?

I think a score sheet of who’s voted for what (or against) and who made what changes would be helpful. The only way to get the change we need is to vote out the clowns who just don’t seem to get it. I can send all the letters I want but it would be nice to know that I’m not voting for some joker who keeps negating any gains we need. I hate those “vote for any five of the below” types. There can be as many as 40-50 different individuals on a ballot, granted not all are reps or senators but it’s a lot to keep track of. Knowing who’s the opponent of reasonable legislative change could give us names of people to not vote for.