Marijuana legalization advocates should also be aware that there's an effort underway in Missoula, Montana to make Pot Possession the lowest of Misdemeanor offenses. Petition drive that looks like it will be successful. Let's stay tuned to see if the voters pass it.
--- In [email protected], "Franklin Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >From: "Marijuana Policy Project" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Franklin Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Three states move closer to medical marijuana laws > >Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:00:38 -0700 > > > >Dear Franklin Perez: > > > >How many states will need to make medical marijuana legal before Congress > >will change federal law? > > > >No one knows the answer to this question, so the Marijuana Policy Project > >will continue to fight in multiple states simultaneously ... every > >legislative session ... until the federal government's war on medical > >marijuana patients is over. If you like what you read below, will you > >please consider visiting > >www.kintera.org/site/lookup.asp? c=hjJZJgMOIoE&b=980423&msource=5049 and > >donating to our work today? > > > >- NEW YORK: Our medical marijuana bill in New York enjoyed a huge victory > >last month when it sailed through its first Assembly committee with an 18-6 > >vote. We expect the bill will go all the way to the Assembly floor next > >year, which would set us up for a dramatic battle in the Senate. > > > >- MINNESOTA: Our medical marijuana bill in Minnesota passed four out of > >four Senate committees, reaching the Senate floor after only two years of > >lobbying. When the state legislature reconvenes in January, we expect the > >bill to pass the Senate and make substantial progress in the House. > > > >- ILLINOIS: For the first time ever, MPP was able to pass its medical > >marijuana bill out of an Illinois Senate committee and onto the Senate > >floor. This win is a tremendous step forward, putting MPP in a great > >position to move medical marijuana legislation even farther next year. > >However - despite more than 2-1 public support for the bill, endorsements > >from major health organizations, and favorable editorials by state > >newspapers - we'll face a big battle in the House. > > > >- SOUTH DAKOTA: On May 31, the South Dakota government certified a medical > >marijuana initiative for the November ballot. With gay marriage and > >abortion rights on the same ballot, South Dakota will likely be the center > >of the nation's political focus this fall. > > > >And of course, you already know about our major victory in Rhode Island, > >which on January 3 overrode the governor's veto of MPP's medical marijuana > >bill, making Rhode Island the 11th medical marijuana state. > > > >Please help support these campaigns today by visiting > >www.kintera.org/site/lookup.asp? c=hjJZJgMOIoE&b=980423&msource=5049 so that > >we can afford to continue our lobbying in state legislatures across the > >country. We need to create a critical mass of states that protect medical > >marijuana patients from arrest in order to force Congress to change federal > >law. > > > >Thank you for anything you can do to help us keep up the pressure. > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Rob Kampia > >Executive Director > >Marijuana Policy Project > >Washington, D.C. > > > >==================================================================== == > > > >The Marijuana Policy Project hopes that each of the 100,000 subscribers on > >our national e-mail list will make at least one financial donation to MPP's > >work in 2006. Please visit > >www.kintera.org/site/lookup.asp? c=hjJZJgMOIoE&b=980423&msource=5049 to > >donate now. > > > >MPP will be able to tackle all of the projects in its 2006 strategic plan > >-- www.mpp.org/2006plan -- if you and other allies are generous enough to > >fund our work. > > > >==================================================================== == > >You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to MPP's e- mail > >alerts. To contact MPP, please visit www.mpp.org/contact or reply to this > >e-mail. Our mailing address is MPP, P.O. Box 77492, Capitol Hill, > >Washington, D.C. 20013. > > > >To remove yourself from this mailing, please go to > >http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M717555227869942529991665 > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/yHUd1C/hOaOAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
