Reprinted with permission. And, the Chair of that Committee, Mike Machado, also supports legalization as a co-author. There's other good news on the legislative front. In terms of the Assembly, we have 12 co-authors so far, and 5 joint authors. Senator Quentin Kopp is a joint-author in the Senate.
Joint authorship is as if the bill belongs to that member as well.
Californians, a strong vote of approval for our bill in the Assembly will help send a message to the Senate, but all of you need to find out who your State Senators are now, so that you will be prepared to write them when the time comes. Our long fight will be won or lost in that legislative body. All of us need to consider the fight this year to be the most important we've seen. Many things are coming together to make this effort our best shot yet but each of you are the keys to its success. Ask friends and family members to write as well.