Yes On Prop 19 Campaign

[rich-]

Hello everyone, my name is Rich and I am the director of the Yes On Prop 19 campaign for California's Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. The point of this post is to gain the help and support I need to keep this campaign rolling.

I hope to be backed by this community and find the support I need here to keep this campaign moving. There is no other time than now that we need your help & support. If California can pass this proposition it will create a domino effect throughout the states and set an example for the benefits of taxing marijuana.

I'm gearing to have an official thread stickied on these forums that will explain the campaign with details; which will also cover on how YOU can play your part. I am working with the admins to get it setup; it will cover everything you need to know. Till then, feel free to contact me via PM system to learn how you can contribute. We are in great need of volunteers and donations, this is what keeps this campaign moving forward. The good thing is that you don't need to live in California to help, there is something you can do to help no matter where you stay.

Lets make history.

-Richard Watson
Yes On Prop 19 Director
[email protected]

You may PM or email me if you would like to contribute either by volunteering your time or by making a generous donation. You can also contact me for any additional campaign information.

[boaz]

Welcome Richard! Good luck! :greenthumb:

One suggestion I thought of the other day is that we need to correct the media when it suggests that this Prop's main purpose is to legalize "recreational use". While that is true, I think a much better description of its main purpose is that it legalizes over the counter medical use. Adults will be able to use medically without the need for a doctors rec or to be on any kind of list or database that could come back to haunt them. To me, that is the real value that Prop 19 will bring to the consumer.

[boaz]

^ oh yeah, :jointsmile: and according to RAND, the price will drop to an estimated $38/oz ($91/oz with estimated tax added). That is another huge value for the consumer. Not so great for the pot profiteers, whom I suspect will be the main opposition to the prop. :twocents:

[Claude9]

Rich- I'm already working with you guys but its great to run into you on one of the boards... I've been doing all the flyers you've been seeing as of late and my music groups doing some unofficial things on the side to support Prop 19....

Thanks for all your hard work..

Aaron Evans (The Green Brothers)

[mikeyman]

if it passes and i hope it does,the price will drop in half.These folks are making to much money on us..All that cash ''up in smoke''what a waste...
Who cares about the taxes.We just want freedom to smoke!Who cares about the Cops and there scamm to get rid of pot.Whaat a joke.Trillions of dollars trying to stop pot.When we have been getting all the pot we can smoke for 40 years.:rastasmoke:

[Claude9]

I dont know if it will go in half but it will drop which is a great thing for most people in the culture....

I still think Growers/etc. will be O.K. but the game is going to change...

[leadmagnet]

The passing of prop 19 will be good for everyone- those who ingest cannabis and those who do not. It will help to pull the rug out beneath many of the criminal predators who currently inhabit the black market in cannabis; and THAT'S good for EVERYONE (Except the thugs of course). Also, very importantly, it will help to keep cannabis out of the hands of children.

[gypski]

Says it all for a reason to vote yes. Don't be greedy, help the needy. :thumbsup:

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[boaz]

Says it all for a reason to vote yes. Don't be greedy, help the needy. :thumbsup:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6585/mmjh.jpg

:greenthumb: yes it does. this should be on the wall of ever coop, whether they be medical or post prop 19 over the counter. :twocents:

"no medical purpose" ? ? :wtf: the csa will be gutted, if not by congress then by the people.

[jetta17]

Hello Richard,

I know I have brought this up in a few other threads and got some mixed thoughts. I would like to hear what you have to say about this article. Please let me know:

PROPOSITION 19, MONSANTO, AND GMO TERMINATOR CANNABIS | community.kpfz.org (http://community.kpfz.org/node/17)

[WillyNilly]

Hi, Rich!

I, too, have signed up to volunteer for Yes on 19. I had some materials after seeing Judge Gray debate a couple weeks ago here in SoCal.

If I had some more flyers and stickers to distribute, they'd go just as fast as the ones I gave out at the local shopping center.

The response was mostly positive, particularly among young people. There were many good conversations, and a lot of enthusiasm for what most seem to see as an overdue repeal of the current law.

Hook me up with propaganda materials, and I can get them out there!

I'd also like to see your response to Jetta17's link. Obviously, giant corporations have the advantage here, but that's no reason to let them have it all.

[boaz]

^ yeah, i agree jetta brings up some interesting facts there. i haven't personally verified all of them but he seems like an honest guy and i do understand the concern over genetic engineraf*cking in general with ALL plants. keeping pure natural strains is important.

but that said, no need to vote no on this prop. :twocents: vote yes, use your newly annointed right to grow legally without med docs, but nothing else changes. there will always be a market for real cannabis just like there is a strong market for organic foods, nobody likes any of that crap in general and i agree we do need to watch them.

[Iceberg420]

^ yeah, i agree jetta brings up some interesting facts there. i haven't personally verified all of them but he seems like an honest guy and i do understand the concern over genetic engineraf*cking in general with ALL plants. keeping pure natural strains is important.

but that said, no need to vote no on this prop. :twocents: vote yes, use your newly annointed right to grow legally without med docs, but nothing else changes. there will always be a market for real cannabis just like there is a strong market for organic foods, nobody likes any of that crap in general and i agree we do need to watch them.

anyone who votes no is carryin an asswhoopin... from ME:D

[ZeroWingX]

Vote No, I really just read up on this situation. VOTE NO, it sound all good but really read the fine print dont let the State fool you with "oh its legal 100%" its not going to be the way you all think its going to be! I'm starting a thread as to why all with facts why please read into it. If we vote yes to how they want it "legalized" now you will all regret it VERY VERY VERY fast and there will be no going back.
One Love
:rastasmoke:

[ZeroWingX]

I just had the entire thing written up and as soon as I posted it My e net crashed so I'll have to re do it.

[mikeyman]

i can tell you one thing for sure.If it is legalized and the tobacco companies start selling it.It will be a cold day in hell that i will buy thier product.For what they have done to the human race our friends and families with their deadly product we should all never buy from them.
I just lost a friend to cancer at the age of 43.He was a tobacco chewer and only lasted 9 months after the diagnosiss

[ZeroWingX]

i can tell you one thing for sure.If it is legalized and the tobacco companies start selling it.It will be a cold day in hell that i will buy thier product.For what they have done to the human race our friends and families with their deadly product we should all never buy from them.
I just lost a friend to cancer at the age of 43.He was a tobacco chewer and only lasted 9 months after the diagnosiss

Man I'm so sorry to hear that.My uncle lost his life to throat Cancer from smoking as well, but they arnt the ones you need to fear its The Government and state they will be the ones growing and distributing it. Big Tabacco and the Alcohol kings don't want it to pass because it will put dent on their profit margin. Marijuana is an amazing plant many people can quit more harmful habits like, drugs, alcohol, and Tabacco by switching to Marijuana.
But what I'm trying to understand is people voting yes want something that, as of right now is non taxable, and has a 18 plant grow limit; to become taxed and decreased to a 3-6 plant limit [5X5 grow Area per RESIDENCE]... hmmmm Thats called a loss... you WANT to pay 550 for an ounce instead of 400? and be stripped of many other freedoms Medical patients enjoy now with 215...ok.... Think people...
Go read my Post in Activism and see the truth...
One Love
:rastasmoke:

[mikeyman]

i still think 19 is a step foward..the details will have to ironed out.They are gunna have to set up a new industry that works for all folk using it..The growing areas will have to big enough to work

[Theym420]

It will not affect prop 215, med users still have all the same rights, it just adds a set of laws to non med smokers......