Yes, I know that Barney Frank is a socialist but this is something we can all endorse
--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Marijuana Policy Project <[email protected]> wrote: From: Marijuana Policy Project <[email protected]> Subject: Marijuana bills introduced in Congress To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 4:31 PM Marijuana Policy Project #yiv2062947696 , #yiv2062947696 td, #yiv2062947696 p, #yiv2062947696 li {font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:12px;} #yiv2062947696 a, #yiv2062947696 a:link, #yiv2062947696 a:visited, #yiv2062947696 a:active {font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#006699;} #yiv2062947696 a:hover {text-decoration:underline;font-size:12px;color:#cc0000;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar a:link, #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar a:visited, #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar a:active {text-decoration:none;font-size:11px;color:#006699;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar a:hover {text-decoration:underline;font-size:11px;color:#cc0000;} #yiv2062947696 {background:#fff;margin-top:1em;margin-left:1em;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar td, #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar p, #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar ul li {font-size:11px;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar ul {list-style-position:inside;margin:0;padding:0;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar li {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar td {PADDING-RIGHT:1em;PADDING-LEFT:1em;BACKGROUND:#eff3f7;PADDING-BOTTOM:1em;PADDING-TOP:1em;} #yiv2062947696 .Alertsidebar h5 {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartitle {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;color:#006699;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartitleempty {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;color:#000000;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartexthighlightlink {font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;color:#006699;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartexthighlight {font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;color:#000066;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartexthighlightred {font-size:11px;color:#CC3300;} #yiv2062947696 .sidebartexthighlightredlink a {font-size:11px;color:#CC3300;} Marijuana Policy Project Alert June 18, 2009 Dear Donald Meinshausen: Today, Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to eliminate all federal penalties for marijuana possession. This came only one week after he also introduced a bill to protect medical marijuana patients. Would you please take one minute to ask your U.S. representative to support these two bills? MPP's easy online action center makes it simple — just enter your name and contact info, and we'll do the rest. The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009 would eliminate the threat of federal arrest and prison for the possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana and the not-for-profit transfer of an ounce of marijuana — nationwide. What's more, last week Congressman Frank introduced the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, which would allow states to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail without federal interference, as well as allow pharmacies to dispense marijuana to patients with a doctor's recommendation. You can take action on this bill here. MPP has worked closely with Congressman Frank's staff in past months, helping to craft both pieces of legislation and build political support for the proposals on Capitol Hill. Now members of Congress need to hear from their constituents who want to see it passed — that means you! It takes only a minute or two to use MPP's online action system to send a quick note to your member of the House, so would you please send your letter right now? Eliminate threat of federal arrest and prison for marijuana possession Protect medical marijuana patients nationwide Thank you so much for your help. Sincerely, Rob Kampia Executive Director Marijuana Policy Project Washington, D.C. P.S. As I've mentioned in previous alerts, a major philanthropist has committed to match the first $2.35 million that MPP can raise from the rest of the planet in 2009. This means that your donation today will be doubled. P.P.S. You can opt out of receiving fundraising mentions in the e-mail alerts I send you in 2009 by visiting http://www.mpp.org/2009optoutpreference at your convenience. Support the Marijuana Policy Project Raised in '09 $842,952 Goal in '09 $2,350,000 MPP will be able to tackle all of the projects in our 2009 strategic plan if you and other allies help us meet this challenge. Donor Profile: Donald Meinshausen Thank you for supporting MPP's efforts to end marijuana prohibition. According to our records, you have never made a financial donation to MPP. Would you please join MPP today? (If you have contributed financially, please reply to this e-mail so we can correct our records. Please note that it may take up to a week for credit card donations to be reflected here -- and up to three weeks for donations made by mail.) If you make a one-time donation of $10 today, your ranking for this year would move from the bottom to 4,229. 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