The COVID19 pandemic has brought profound changes in our lives on so many levels. From concerns about becoming infected to the severe economic consequences that are affecting hundreds of millions, this virus has upended the world.

Fortunately, we have cannabis to help us mitigate the negative consequences of the stress and anxiety created by having to deal with the repercussions of living through the pandemic. Having cannabis widely available and easily accessible is a really good thing and two resolutions introduced by Brownie Mary Democrats at the July 24 – 26 CaDEM virtual Executive Board meeting intend to continue making it more widely available and more easily accessible.

The first resolution entitled EXPAND ON-SITE CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LICENSE AVAILABILITY calls on the legislature to create a license that would allow cannabis lounges to operate independently with regulations similar to those that allow the sale and consumption of beer and wine at restaurants and taverns. For those who understand the licensing for alcohol, a licensing system similar to beer and wine for cannabis lounges would be a tremendous step in the right direction in making cannabis far more available then it currently is under the byzantine system currently in operation. To read the resolution CLICK HERE.

Although the cannabis lounge bill is certainly not a priority in this COVID19 legislative environment, we should start shopping it around starting with Assemblymember Bloom who introduced a cannabis lounge bill last year.

Our resolution chiding presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for his lingering reefer madness positions opposing cannabis legalization and reaffirming CaDEM’s support for removing cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances was also passed. I wouldn’t hold my breath expecting Biden to change his 20^th century cannabis ruminations just because the largest state political party in the country thinks he should, but it feels good to have it passed just the same. To read the Biden resolution, CLICK HERE.

 I would like to thank all of you who are reading this that have joined Brownie Mary Democrats this year for joining. Your official participation as a member helps us continue to make our presence known within the party and heightens our ability to get things done as is seen by the passage of our two resolutions.

If you are not a member or still haven’t renewed your membership for 2020 please do it now. Regular memberships are $10 (84¢/mo.) and senior, student, veteran and low-income are $5 (42¢/mo.). The only thing that will make you feel better then becoming a member of Brownie Mary Democrats is consuming cannabis and by becoming a member you do your part to make sure you can continue to consume cannabis without fear of arrest or approbation. To join now CLICK HERE.

Lanny