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Press Release: Medical Marijuana Qualifies for Arizona Ballot
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JUNE 1, 2010
Medical Marijuana Qualifies for Arizona Ballot
Arizona Will Join South Dakota in Having Medical Marijuana on the Ballot in November; 14 States and Washington, D.C. Have Similar Laws
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
PHOENIX, ARIZONA â Today, the Arizona Secretary of State announced that an initiative to pass a medical marijuana law in Arizona has qualified for the November ballot. In April, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project, the group that organized the initiative, turned in nearly 100,000 more signatures than were required to qualify.Â
        Under the proposal, seriously ill patients with certain qualifying conditions would be given legal access to medical marijuana if they have a recommendation from their doctor. Since 1996, 14 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar laws, and more than a dozen state legislatures across the nation have considered the issue this year. In March, a medical marijuana initiative in South Dakota also qualified for the November ballot.Â
        âWe are very happy that Arizonans will have the opportunity this November to vote for a compassionate and responsible law that protects seriously ill patients,â said Steve Fox, director of state campaigns for the Marijuana Policy Project, which provides significant funding and support to AMMPP. âBy voting in favor of this initiative, Arizonans will ensure that residents suffering from cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and other serious ailments will be given safe access to a medicine they and their doctors believe can relieve their condition. The proposed law will also create a dispensary system that will provide patients the same reliable access to medical marijuana that they would have to any other medicine â meaning they wonât have to risk their own safety by purchasing it from the criminal market.â  Â
        Upon passage of the initiative, the Arizona Department of Health Services will regulate medical marijuana, and qualifying patients or their caregivers will be permitted to legally purchase their medicine from tightly regulated clinics. The new law will protect seriously ill patients from arrest and prosecution for the simple act of taking doctor-recommended medicine. A January ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that 81 percent of Americans support medical marijuana laws.
        With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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Mall Cops Gone Wild News Conference and March
Colorado: Mall Cops Gone Wild - March in the Mall Tomorrow!
Mall Cops Out of Control! Last Saturday, 28-year-old Jake Gailey was shopping with his girlfriend in an Aurora (CO) mall when security guards stopped and harassed him because he was wearing a "Yes We Cannabis" T-shirt. The mall cops told Jake he had to remove the shirt, turn it inside-out, or exit the mall because it's reference to marijuana legalization was offensive. When Jake expressed his opinion that he ought to be allowed to wear the shirt he was cited for trespassing and banned from the mall for one year. Click HERE or visit http://www.tinyurl.com/2uu2jv6 to read the entire story on the Westword blog. To protest this ridiculous action by the Town Center at Aurora, SAFER is organizing a march inside the mall in which supporters will all be wearing "Cannabis/Can o' Beer" SAFER T-shirts. The details of the event are below, so please join and/or help us by coming out and spreading the word. If you come, please wear a "Cannabis/Can o' Beer" SAFER T-shirt -- we will also have some shirts available for people to borrow. If you are not in Colorado or cannot make it, please visit the mall owners' feedback form at http://tinyurl.com/pc3hb and send them a stern -- yet courteous -- message that this type of behavior is unacceptable. WHAT: News conference and march inside the mall WHEN: TOMORROW, Saturday, May 29th @ 3:45 p.m. WHERE: Town Center at Aurora (off of I-225 and E. Alameda Ave.), meet in front of the east entrance off of S. Sable Blvd. and E. Centrepoint Dr. -- See Map Below |
Mayor Rybak, Letâs Be Honest About Marijuana
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MAY 28, 2010
Mayor Rybak, Letâs Be Honest About Marijuana
Marijuanaâs Prohibitionâand the Elected Officials Who Support ItâIs to Blame For Fueling Gang Violence, Not Marijuanaâs Consumers
CONTACT: Mike Meno, MPP director of communications â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 202-905-2030 or [email protected]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA âMinneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has recently taken to Minnesotaâs airwaves in a misguided attempt to blame violence at the hands of criminal gangs on consumers of marijuana. âWhen you pay for marijuana, you are paying for the bullet that goes into the head of someone on the streets,â he told the Star Tribune, in one instance. But the mayorâs logic is tragically flawed. By trying to blame violence entirely on marijuanaâs consumers, Mayor Rybak is conveniently ignoring the central role in gang violence played by marijuana prohibition and the politicians who support it.
        âThe only reason criminals make their money from marijuana is because our current policies allow them to,â said Steve Fox, director of state campaigns for the Marijuana Policy Project. âLike alcohol prohibition in the last century, marijuana prohibition has helped to fuel violent crime in Minnesota and across the country. Mayor Rybak is out of touch with reality if he does not recognize that prohibitionâand any elected official who supports itâis to blame for giving criminals a virtual monopoly on marijuanaâs lucrative trade. It is unrealistic to assume we can somehow magically remove the demand for marijuana. The only true solution is to regulate marijuana, and bring its sale under the rule of law, the same way we ended the criminal violence that stemmed from alcohol prohibition.â
        Even Mayor Rybakâs own deputy police chief, Rob Allen, stated that violence in the marijuana trade is caused by its prohibition. âIt is illegal to distribute marijuana, so the people distributing marijuana are criminal syndicates that are engaged in very violent activity to protect their turf,â Allen told station KARE 11.Â
        In a recent statement about this topic on a CityPages comment thread, Mayor Rybak wrote that âitâs time we finally got honest with each other.â
        The Marijuana Policy Project couldnât agree more. âIf the mayor wants to end violence associated with marijuana, he too needs to be honest, and join the growing ranks of those calling for an end to prohibition and the failed policies that drive money into the hands of criminals, and yes, bullets into peopleâs heads,â Fox said.  Â
        With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP believes that the best way to minimize the harm associated with marijuana is to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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SSDP: Meet Our New Executive Director!
Help Welcome SSDP's New Executive Director! |
Dear friends,
After an exhaustive three-month search, I'm thrilled to announce that Aaron Houston will be SSDP's next executive director. Aaron has worked for the Marijuana Policy Project for the past seven years, serving as their national field director and director of government relations. He led the way to numerous victories, including the Department of Justice's memo on medical marijuana last year. His notoriety in DC can be measured by his many television appearances, including a universally coveted guest spot on The Colbert Report.
In addition to his work in drug policy, Aaron has experience in student organizing, serving as the executive director for the Colorado Student Association in Denver. Next week Aaron begins what we hope will be the longest ED tenure in SSDP history.
It's thanks to SSDP's explosive growth over the past years and its many local successes that a veteran like Aaron has decided to take the helm. But despite our growth in numbers, our budget has remained relatively unchanged.
We can't take SSDP to the next level without your help.
Ensure SSDP's continued growth and efficacy by making a donation online RIGHT NOW!
Sincerely,Â
Matthew Palevsky
Acting Executive Director
Students for Sensible Drug PolicyÂ
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