Historic Medical Marijuana Votes This Week
It’s never easy to know for sure, but this week could be huge for medical marijuana reform if things go just right in state legislatures across the country. The senates in Illinois, Minnesota, and New Hampshire all could vote to pass medical marijuana bills as early as tomorrow. At the same time, the Rhode Island Senate could vote on a bill creating medical marijuana compassion centers, making safe access to qualified patients in the state far less burdensome.
So stay tuned – we’ll let you know as soon as we know.
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Please help Florida get added to this list; http://www.pufmm.org/ is a ballot initiative currently ongoing. Spread the word!
*fingers crossed*
I’m praying to the Ghanji Gods, praise be!
Call this number and press the ‘pound’ key when promted for your vote. It is a phone vote for the legalization of marijuana. Obama said he would consider legalization if 1 million people participated in this vote. I did it and texted it to many other people.
1-973-409-3274
Good Luck!
We need some legislation in Georgia I e-mailed my local house rep. and the response i got was ” this is an ongoing debate in congress and we need some direction from the federal goverment”. So if Obama’s policy is not to prosecute medical marijuana users why doesn’t he create a federal medical marjuana law?? Please help Georgia get moving on this matter.
im glad to see this, im from Minnesota nd tomrrow Minnesota is voteing on it, so hope us good Luck guys =)
State Rep. Mark Cohen pennsylvania is introducing a mm bill april 29 (tomorrow),
there’s not alot of info on this, but just seen it on the local news
we are slowly making progress!!!!
That 973 number posted above peaked my scam radar.
It doesn’t look like a scam, only a looselly organized poll. check out this link for more info, and call at your own risk if you wish.
http://www.showmethefacts.org/2009/04/23/warning-calling-9734093274/
For sure there’s progress being made and along with MPP there are millions of people behind the movement, even it all it means is to post the occasional article on http://www.reefersmoke.com
Keep up the fight!
I used Google and found this, the truth, about that phone number: http://www.showmethefacts.org/2009/04/24/marijuana-phone-poll-scam-confusing/
THAT NUMBER IS A SCAM, CHECK YOUR PHONE BILL FOR A $9.99 CHARGE. I realize everyone is eager to do whatever to foward our cause, but you must check out the facts first because scammers will take advantage of us.
It is not a scam, although it did try to offer some unrelated service or something after pushing the pound (#) key, I recommend hanging up after it quits talking about legalization of marijuana. It wanted me to press nine (9) for some crap as a Cingular/AT&T customer, that is when I ended the call.
Ok then, its partially a scam. Usually as a rule of thumb if mpp, norml, saferchoice, cnn, msnbc, local news, or any other media outlet didn’t publish it then watch out. Always check your facts.
what about NEW YORK!!! We are about to look at a bill this week.
very important to consider too considering new york’s influence as a state
You see, it doesn’t take a Presidential election to pass MJ reform Bills. Just hard work to get people to vote when they have a chance. Good luck Illinois, Minnesota, and New Hampshire!
please nh…do the right thing!!!
1 to 3…shit or get off the pot.
Move it from schedule I to schedule III…where it belongs. If all fifty states were medicinal use states, it’s still going to take the Federal Food & Drug Administration FDA to seat it in the right pew. Cannabis has currently accepted use and no potential for abuse. Having been re-classified as such, by law,
cannabis cannot remain a schedule I substance. Not only that, but it opens the doors to research funding, which has been restricted for all these years…so!…1 to 3…shit or get off the pot.
Not only does our Government hold a patent for medical marijuana they also provide it to 8 US Citizens (some up to 11 onces per month) for the treatment of their diseases. With this being the case, how in the hell can the government classify Cannabis as a Schedule I Substance?
The Government has to supply it to certain people, yet they turn around and continue to proclaim that there are no uses for treatment in the US?
Our fight should be for the Correct Classification of the plant!!!
An important question is whether we continue a system in which all of the money flows to criminal drug cartels, or do we legalize and tax marijuana so the money can flow to the public treasury and the rebuilding of America? Mere decriminalization, while preventing the most egregious aspects of enforcement related to simple possession, would do nothing to reduce the gang violence and destruction of public lands caused by criminals operating outside of the prohibition laws; both would end if individuals could legally grow a few plants of their own at home.
As a generally conservative American, I would support a personal use and cultivation permit, for example $100 for twelve plants, with the revenue split between the Federal and State governments.
Let’s let ordinary Americans grow a little marijuana in their own backyards and put the criminal cartels out of business.
As a previous comment noted, it’s a good time to write our President and congressional leaders.
What about Ohio!!!!
To Michael 04.29.09 0637
What the FDA is telling us is that it’s OK to drink the orange juice…you just can’t touch the orange. The natural THC is just as legal as Marinol THC…its the “substance” in Controlled “Substance” Act…that’s illegal. I have to go play with my Lincoln Logs now.
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