Dear friends,
Seven days - that’s how little time is left before California votes on Proposition 19, the ballot initiative that would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana.
We know that young people overwhelmingly support Prop 19, so it’s up to us to make sure they vote by November 2.
SSDP and Just Say Now are launching a Prop 19 Day of Action on Saturday to coincide with Jon Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's Rallies for Sanity and Fear on October 30. We’re going to call thousands of young voters and drive out support for Prop 19.
Can you join us? Pledge to participate in the Prop 19 Day of Action this Saturday.
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/prop19ssdp
When you make your pledge, tell us if you'd like to start making phone calls to California voters about Prop 19 using the Just Say Now call tool right from your home -- or if you want to step up, tell us if you can organize a phone banking party.
Young people throughout California will be watching the rally and getting fired up to cast their vote on election day. You can call them and remind them to vote Yes on 19.
Calling young people is a sure-fire way to turn out voters most likely to support Prop 19 and help legalize marijuana. Plus, it’s super easy and fun to call right from your home. So please sign up to call on Saturday, or let us know you want to have a phone bank party!
Click here to pledge to join the Prop 19 Day of Action on Saturday!
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/prop19ssdp
Are planning to be in D.C. on Saturday? Join SSDP for our pre-rally sign making party and post-rally phone banking party in our D.C. office.RSVP to the Rally to Restore (Drug Policy) Sanity in Washington, D.C.
Thanks for all you do to pass Prop 19.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Perri
Associate Director
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2010
CONTACT: Tom Angell - (202) 557-4979 or [email protected]
Amber Langston - (573) 239-8149 or [email protected]
Yes On 19 Campaign Releases TV Advertisement
Former San Jose Police Chief Says Marijuana Initiative Will Improve Public Safety
Law Enforcement Supporters to Hold Teleconference for Reporters on Tuesday
OAKLAND, CA -- The campaign to pass Proposition 19, the California ballot measure to control and tax marijuana, released a television ad today featuring former San Jose police chief Joseph McNamara, who makes a strong public safety case for ending the current prohibition laws.
The ad can be viewed online at http://www.YesOn19.com/ad
"Let's be honest: The war against marijuana has failed," Chief McNamara says in the ad. "I know from 35 years in law enforcement. Today, it's easier for a teenager to buy pot than beer. Proposition 19 will tax and control marijuana just like alcohol. It will generate billions of dollars for local communities, allow police to focus on violent crimes, and put drug cartels out of business. Join me and many others in law enforcement. Vote YES on Proposition 19!"
McNamara, who served as San Jose's chief of police for 15 years, is now a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He previously served as chief of police in Kansas City and as a beat officer in New York City
McNamara is just one of the many veteran law enforcers who have endorsed Prop. 19. A letter signed by dozens of police officers, judges and prosecutors who support ending prohibition can be read at: http://www.YesOn19.com/endorse/enforcement/text
Several of those law enforcers will be available on a telephone press conference call Tuesday at 11:00 AM PDT. Reporters who would like the call-in info should contact Amber Langston at (573) 239-8149 or [email protected].
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Californians are casting their votes on Proposition 19, the initiative to make marijuana legal and regulate it similarly to alcohol, and the latest polls show it is neck and neck heading down the stretch. Voter turnout could very well be the deciding factorin this close race, so it's time to crank up the effort to get out the vote. There are just about 8 days left before Election Day, and regardless of whether you live in California YOU CAN HELP!
SAFER and its project, the Women's Marijuana Movement, have teamed up with Just Say Nowto create an on-line phone banking tool that allows female marijuana activists across the country to place phone calls to women voters in California. Click HEREor visit http://fdl.me/Prop19Women to find out more and begin placing calls to female voters in California.
Call Young Voters SAFER allies Just Say Now and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)have set up a system that allows people in any state to contact young voters in California and urge them to get out to vote for Prop. 19. Click HEREor visit http://tinyurl.com/25xxms8to find out more and begin placing calls to young voters in California.
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It's coming down to the wire in California!
