Endorsements, Donations Power Prop 19’s Momentum
There are just 21 days left until California voters decide whether their state becomes the first in the nation to make marijuana legal for all adults. And as the campaign enters its final stretch, support for ending marijuana prohibition in California continues to pour in from all kinds of sources.
Late last week, the League of United Latin American Citizens of California (LULAC) – part of the nation’s oldest Latino civil rights group – became the latest statewide organization to endorse Prop 19. “The current prohibition laws are not working for Latinos, nor for society as a whole,” said Argentina Dávila-Luévano, California LULAC State Director, in a statement. “Far too many of our brothers and sisters are getting caught in the cross-fire of gang wars here in California and the cartel wars south of our border. It’s time to end prohibition, put violent, organized criminals out of business and bring marijuana under the control of the law.”
LULAC’s endorsement came on the heels of major financial contributions to the Yes on 19 effort from Napster co-founder Sean Parker ($100,000), Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz ($70,000), and David Bronner, the president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap Company ($75,000). Though the Prop 19 campaign has not yet received the multimillion-dollar funds required to launch a full-scale TV ad campaign, these donations will be a tremendous boost to get-out-the-vote efforts among California’s electorate.
To assist in that effort, MPP is directing our supporters to an online tool set up by the Just Say Now campaign that enables users to reach out to likely supporters of marijuana initiatives in California, Oregon, Arizona, and South Dakota. If you have any free time, this is a great opportunity to contribute to the cause.
For a more detailed look at the battle lines being drawn over Prop 19 in California, check out some of Phil Smith’s reporting over at the Drug War Chronicle.
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8 comments
MPP your doing a great job!! Keep up the hard work the American population is counting on you!
We need the TV campaign so badly! Average people are extremely vulnerable to the types of misinformation being spread by opponents of Prop 19. Decades of drug war hysteria won’t be erased overnight, and many, many people will vote for the status quo unless they see the good in ending prohibition.
We need just ONE wealthy person to step up with 1% of his fortune, and we can change the course of history for the better.
The Online Tool (phonebank) link to Just Say Now that’s included in the article is great; if you’ve got free long distance, here’s a chance to REALLY make a difference! Straight to the voters, one vote at a time!
yep-vote-take your apathy to the booth-then do 19-78 Oregon-Dem.Dem-throw fazio out-
Thank you for your continued coverage MPP. Wisconsin hopes to get on your radar screen very soon with comprehensive legislation for Industrial Hemp, Medical Marijuana and Recreational Cannabis.
Keep talking about hemp and cannabis with truth, honesty and compassion!
Billionaires are donating only $70,000!!!! Do they buy half eights and ten sacks too??? We need commercials on tv and the radio or we not gonna sway any of these retarded reefer madness raised older people
Vote NO. This is not the way to “legalize” cannabis. This proposition ONLY favors the corrupt cartel of Oaksterdam. You will not be happy if this passes.
[...] horrifying disparity is one reason Proposition 19 has earned the support of civil rights groups, including the California NAACP and the League of United Latin American Citizens of California. [...]
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