Ann Lee (b. 1929 or 1930 (age 94–95))[1] is a woman from Houston, Texas 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[edit]
- ^ Josh Harkinson (March 4, 2015), "Meet the 85-Year-Old Texas Lady Pushing Republicans to Embrace Marijuana", Mother Jones
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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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Legalizing Marijuana Might Have Negligible Impact on Border Security", The Texas Tribune, December 9, 2016, archived from the original on November 15, 2018 – via HighBeam
- ^ "Aided by 85-year-old widow, cannabis fight heats up in Texas", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 20, 2015
Further reading[edit]
- 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
External links[edit]
- Ann Lee Founder/Executive Director at Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition
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