Washington state residents--Let's get MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ON NEXT YEAR'S BALLOT!

[legalizeitgirl]

Hey all,

Sensible Washington is beginning to plan and coordinate next year's effort to get LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS onto Washington state's ballot.

Our attempt at I-1068 this year fell short by roughly 30K signatures (which is not that much), but with enough pre-planning that gap can easily be overcome.

The meeting will be held this Saturday, July 17th in Federal Way, WA. The agenda will begin at 11am. This is a family-friendly potluck event. Information about where/when/what can be found here: Sensible Washington (http://sensiblewashington.org/)

If you're unable to make it, but have suggestions/comments for this next round, please leave them in the comments section for the event posting on Sensible Washington's website.

Thanks!
jill :)

[legalizeitgirl]

Hey all,

Just checking in and bumping up the thread, to remind everyone of the importance of this gaining a place on the 2011 ballot.

We have more people incarcerated in the United States than any other nation (including China, which is an authoritarian regime with a population more than four times larger than our own); the majority of the charges placing them there are non-violent drug charges, specifically cannabis.

Remember this, research the facts yourself, spread the word, and keep hope alive for better national drug policies, which start at the state level. :)

[boaz]

you guys get to do this every year? :cool: great work, ligirl, next year would be perfect timing if Cali voters pass Prop 19. just ride that wave on it. :jointsmile: :stoned:

[boaz]

just courious, how close did you guys get this year to getting eneough sigs to get on the ballot? maybe try california's model next time? you know leave it to counties to decide if they want to be a "green" county or not, that is if they want to allow over the counter sales without the need of a doc's rec but still leave the med laws in place state wide. or ... just skip all that stuff and just concentrate solely on personal gardening space this year. :twocents: that's the real value in prop 19, in my opionion.

Here is an interesting trivia question, what was the number of California's first Prop in the early seventies that would have legalized herb? Prop 19. :S5:

it went down in flames, of course, but it was different, it would have legalized herb for 18 and over at a time when they were starting to crack down on all the States with under 21 alcohol laws and plus it didn't have the county level authority mechanism that this new one does.

[gypski]

just courious, how close did you guys get this year to getting eneough sigs to get on the ballot? maybe try california's model next time? you know leave it to counties to decide if they want to be a "green" county or not, that is if they want to allow over the counter sales without the need of a doc's rec but still leave the med laws in place state wide. or ... just skip all that stuff and just concentrate solely on personal gardening space this year. :twocents: that's the real value in prop 19, in my opionion.

Here is an interesting trivia question, what was the number of California's first Prop in the early seventies that would have legalized herb? Prop 19. :S5:

it went down in flames, of course, but it was different, it would have legalized herb for 18 and over at a time when they were starting to crack down on all the States with under 21 alcohol laws and plus it didn't have the county level authority mechanism that this new one does.

It was about 40K signatures short and was all volunteer. No one was paid for signatures, and its coming up again. And again volunteer signature gathers with more time to gather. Next times a charm. :thumbsup:

[legalizeitgirl]

Thanks for answering gypski--yes, we were only 40K short, which is phenomenal for an all volunteer job. :thumbsup:

One thing California had that we didn't? An insane amount of financial support for using paid signature gatherers.

EVERY initiative in Washington that had paid support behind it made it onto the coming November ballot--interest groups (and more specifically, MONEY) rule the ballot, and unfortunately no groups with financial clout were brave enough to step up and give their financial support for legalization. Bummer.

Hopefully 2011 will be the year for us! :)

[boaz]

...One thing California had that we didn't? An insane amount of financial support for using paid signature gatherers.
...
Hopefully 2011 will be the year for us! :)

no doubt. every State needs a Richard Lee to help bankroll it. good luck. :)

[WillyNilly]

no doubt. every State needs a Richard Lee to help bankroll it. good luck. :)That certainly helped, but if the last try was only 40,000 shy, another attempt could do the trick. Use all the free media to get more volunteers (craigslist, facebook, etc.,) and hit those college campuses, concerts, county fairs and festivals, and any other gatherings you can think of, and push it through!

Hopefully, 19 will pass, and that will help gain you momentum to legalize freedom. Good luck!