Susana Sarandon Endorses Prop 205 with Phone Message

Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon officially stated she endorses Prop 205 in Arizona to legalize cannabis for those 21 and older, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced recently.

In addition to Sarandon’s endorsement, the campaign is sending out a message from her to the phones of thousands of voters in the state. The message encourages them to “vote for taxing and regulating marijuana by voting ‘yes’ on Prop. 205.”

Proposition 205, which is incredibly similar to the cannabis legalization initiatives on the ballot in four other states, would allow those 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis, grow up to six cannabis plants, and purchase cannabis and cannabis products from a licensed retail outlet.

“[W]hether someone uses marijuana or not we probably all prefer for law enforcement to spend their time preventing and investigating serious crimes rather than marijuana offenses”, the message starts. “Also regulating marijuana will take it out of the hands of criminals and instead generate jobs and tax revenue”.

The message ends with Sarandon saying “Please vote for taxing and regulating marijuana by voting yes on Prop 2015 on November 8th. Thank you.”

“Ms. Sarandon is one of the most widely recognized and well-respected actresses in the nation,” says J.P. Holyoak, Chair of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.

“She has been an outspoken advocate for social justice and sensible criminal justice reform, and we are proud to have her support. Like most Arizonans, she does not think adults should be slapped with felonies simply for consuming a substance that is less harmful than alcohol.”

Sarandon’s message can be found in a Youtube video below:

Sarandon joins a growing list of notable individuals who have endorsed Prop 205, including:

Congressman Ruben Gallego – U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Raul Grijalva – U.S. House of Representatives
Sen. Martin Quezada – Arizona State Senate, Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board
Rep. Richard C. Andrade – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Reginald Bolding Jr. – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Mark Cardenas – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Ken Clark – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Charlene Fernandez – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Matthew Kopec – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Jonathan R. Larkin – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Stefanie Mach – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Juan Mendez – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Celeste Plumlee – Arizona House of Representatives
Rep. Bruce Wheeler – Arizona House of Representatives
Paul Cunningham – Tucson City Council
Karin Uhlich – Tucson City Council
Regina Romero – Tucson City Council
Randy Keating – Tempe City Council
Lauren Kuby – Tempe City Council
Henry Wade – Maricopa City Council
Buck Crouch – President, Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board
Devin Del Palacio – Vice President, Tolleson Union High School District Governing Board
Ian Danley – Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board
Daniel Hernandez – Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board
Channel Powe – Balsz School District Governing Board
Stanford Prescott – Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board
Ben Smith – Mesa Public Schools Governing Board
Dr. Tom Patterson – Arizona Senate Majority Leader (1993-1995), Chair of the Goldwater Institute (2000-2015), Past President of the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
Woody Thomas – Past Mayor of Litchfield Park
Alexis Tameorn – Chair, Arizona Democratic Party
Michael Kielsky – Chair, Arizona Libertarian Party
Dan O’Neil – State Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America
Sonia Martinez – Past President of the Native American Bar Association of Arizona
Michael Capasso – Former Special Agent and Financial Crimes Unit Chief for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Finn Sealander – Former Special Agent and Marijuana Coordinator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Rev. Sherman Fort – Senior Pastor, Canaan Missionary Baptist Church (Mesa)
Rev. Terry Sims – Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Sunrise
Rev. Bart Smith – Pastor, St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church (Tucson)
Rev. Warren Stewart, Jr. – Lead Pastor, Church of the Remnant (Phoenix)
Rabbi Dr. Schmuly Yanklowitz – President and Dean, Valley Beit Midrash (Phoenix)
Rev. Jim Wiltbank – Pastor, St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church (Tucson)
Rev. Alexander E. Sharp – Executive Director, Clergy for a New Drug Policy
Doctors, nurse practitioners, and nurses throughout Arizona