Ann Lee (activist)

Ann Lee (b. 1929/1930 (age 88–89))[1] is a Houston, Texas woman who founded Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP), a conservative American group in favor of legalization of cannabis.[2] She has stated "prohibition is not conservative" and compared it to the unconstitutional Jim Crow laws of the American South.[3] Lee is anti-abortion, voted for Donald Trump, and never smoked cannabis.[4] Lee's group has been active at both in the state of Texas and at the federal level advocating legalization.[5][2]

References

  1. ↑ Josh Harkinson (March 4, 2015), "Meet the 85-Year-Old Texas Lady Pushing Republicans to Embrace Marijuana", Mother Jones
  2. 1 2 Rob Hotakainen (February 22, 2015), Widow, 85, is legal pot's unlikely Texas advocate, McClatchy – via Bend Bulletin, Long dominated by the GOP, Texas may seem an unlikely battleground for the next round of marijuana wars. But pot lobbyists say they’ve got a realistic shot at getting state laws changed this year, particularly with allies like Lee.
  3. ↑ Justin O'Connell (November 28, 2016), "Trump Faces Pressure From Within GOP to Protect and Foster Marijuana Reform: Ann Lee and Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition don't consider prohibition a conservative value", Merry Jane
  4. ↑ "Legalizing Marijuana Might Have Negligible Impact on Border Security", The Texas Tribune, December 9, 2016 – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Aided by 85-year-old widow, cannabis fight heats up in Texas", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 20, 2015

Further reading

  • Anthony L. Fisher (July 20, 2016), ""Why do Republicans Respect Marijuana Prohibition Like it Came From Moses?": Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition take on the RNC", Reason
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