Dear friends:

With just one day to go until Massachusetts voters vote on an historic initiative to decriminalize marijuana possession, more than 50 religious leaders and a slew of other prominent figures have come out in favor of the measure. The list of endorsers includes:

• Steve Buscemi, actor;
• Roseanne Barr, actress;
• Lewis Black, comedian;
• Noam Chomsky, MIT professor and noted scholar;
• Ray Benson, musician;
• Carly Simon, musican;
• Doug Stanhope, comedian;
• Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, comedian;
• Michelle Phillips, musican;
• Rick Steves, author; and
• More than 50 Massachusetts religious leaders from diverse faiths — Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Congregationalist, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, and Unitarian Universalist.

This outpouring of support comes as the campaign is fighting hard to win tomorrow — fighting back against dirty tricks by the state's district attorneys, who have resorted to outright lies about the measure ... such as claiming that marijuana causes violent crime and that marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco.

It's been a long and hard-fought road, and tomorrow the voters will finally get to decide. As you might imagine, MPP's coffers have been depleted by this campaign and the medical marijuana initiative campaign in Michigan. If you're able to help out, we'd really appreciate any donation you can make to help us replenish — because no matter what tomorrow's results, the fight doesn't end. Thank you for anything you can give.

Sincerely,

Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.

P.S. As I've mentioned in previous alerts, a major philanthropist has committed to match the first $3.0 million that MPP can raise from the rest of the planet in 2008. This means that your donation today will be doubled.