Dear friends:
When MPP was founded in January 1995, medical marijuana was illegal in all 50 states. Since then, 13 states have legalized medical marijuana, with Michigan becoming the 13th state in November 2008, when Michigan voters passed MPP's ballot initiative with 63% of the vote. By the time of MPP's 15th anniversary in January 2010, we expect medical marijuana to be legal in 15 states (with New Hampshire and New Jersey becoming the 14th and 15th states).
At the same time, marijuana possession is now decriminalized in 13 states, with Massachusetts becoming the 13th state in November 2008, when Massachusetts voters passed MPP's ballot initiative with 65% of the vote. By the end of next year, we hope that marijuana will be decriminalized in 15 states (with Rhode Island and Vermont becoming the 14th and 15th states).
We think all this is worth celebrating. Will you join us in toasting these successes?
MPP's 15th Anniversary Gala
Date: January 13, 2010
Reception from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Tickets will go on sale in August, but please mark your calendar now.
By the way, we're currently putting together the event's host committee, so if you'd like to publicly declare your support of MPP as a host of the event, please contact MPP's Sara Cannon at (202) 462-5747, ext. *2020 or [email protected].
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.
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