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Together we can end marijuana prohibition in Colorado next year.
A broad coalition of activists, organizations, businesses, and professionals recently submitted language for a 2012 statewide legalization initiative in Colorado. The
yet to be finalized measure would essentially remove penalties for
private marijuana possession and limited home growing, and establish a
legal and regulated marijuana market for adults 21 and older.
We went through an exceptionally
exhaustive five-plus-month process to produce the filed initiative
language, which we believe is incredibly strong. We coordinated with
dozens of organizations, attorneys, activists, patients, marijuana
business owners, and other stakeholders, both in Colorado and around the
country. We also solicited comments from the public via our
organizations' lists of thousands of Colorado reform supporters,
magazine ads, and events around the state.
As we navigate the state's initiative process we have
the opportunity to continue to communicating with the community and
making slight changes to the language if they seem necessary. Please do not hesitate to contact us
if you have any specific concerns or questions, which we will take into
strong consideration and address as quickly as possible.
Recent
polling has found that roughly 50 percent of likely Colorado voters
will support legalization in 2012. Although this is a great start, we
will be doing everything in our power to increase that number leading up
to the election; in particular, organizing a massive grassroots
campaign and educating the public on the issue. We will also continue to build our broad coalition of support, which already consists of SAFER, Sensible Colorado, the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance, NORML, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and the Women's Marijuana Movement,
among other organizations, as well as countless activists, businesses,
and reform supporters throughout Colorado and across the nation.
CLICK HERE to become part of the coalition.
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