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SC Citizens for Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
If the Drug War is still on your list of wars you'd like to end, please join us in our effort. While we can't fully stop the war here in our city, we can set limits for the drug warriors in our midst. Equally important, we can put our city firmly on the side of ending marijuana prohibition and actively in support of sensible policies for adult marijuana use. We have till April 20th, literally 4/20, to gather 5000 signatures so we've no time to waste.
The Santa Cruz Citizens for Sensible Marijuana Policy are seeking volunteer signature gatherers to help place an initiative on November's city ballot that will:
1. Make private adult marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority in the city of Santa Cruz;
2. Create a Community Oversight Committee (appointed by city council members) to track marijuana arrests, using both police reports and citizen testimony, and report to the city council;
3. Establish official city policy as being in support of a "tax and regulate" approach towards adult marijuana use; and
4. Require the city to send annual letters to our federal and state representatives informing them of the city's official policy.
This initiative was inspired by Oakland's highly successful Measure Z (2004), and is similar to current initiative campaigns in Santa Barbara and West Hollywood. Our intention is to build momentum towards a statewide initiative campaign that will move California out of prohibition into a "tax and regulate" approach to adult marijuana use similar to the alcohol model. Not only would this shift in policy save taxpayers millions of dollars in law enforcement/prison/parole/court costs, it would also open a new stream (more like a river) of revenue for the state. And for once, the taxpayers would be happy!
If the Drug War is still on your list of wars you'd like to end, please join us in our effort. While we can't fully stop the war here in our city, we can set limits for the drug warriors in our midst. Equally important, we can put our city firmly on the side of ending marijuana prohibition and actively in support of sensible policies for adult marijuana use. We have till April 20th, literally 4/20, to gather 5000 signatures so we've no time to waste.
If you would like to help gather signatures, work on the campaign, donate $, and/or..., please contact Andrea Tischler: 831-466-0420 / reservations@compassionflowerinn, or if you prefer talking to an answering machine at our official campaign phone #, call 831-420-2772.
1. Make private adult marijuana offenses the lowest law enforcement priority in the city of Santa Cruz;
2. Create a Community Oversight Committee (appointed by city council members) to track marijuana arrests, using both police reports and citizen testimony, and report to the city council;
3. Establish official city policy as being in support of a "tax and regulate" approach towards adult marijuana use; and
4. Require the city to send annual letters to our federal and state representatives informing them of the city's official policy.
This initiative was inspired by Oakland's highly successful Measure Z (2004), and is similar to current initiative campaigns in Santa Barbara and West Hollywood. Our intention is to build momentum towards a statewide initiative campaign that will move California out of prohibition into a "tax and regulate" approach to adult marijuana use similar to the alcohol model. Not only would this shift in policy save taxpayers millions of dollars in law enforcement/prison/parole/court costs, it would also open a new stream (more like a river) of revenue for the state. And for once, the taxpayers would be happy!
If the Drug War is still on your list of wars you'd like to end, please join us in our effort. While we can't fully stop the war here in our city, we can set limits for the drug warriors in our midst. Equally important, we can put our city firmly on the side of ending marijuana prohibition and actively in support of sensible policies for adult marijuana use. We have till April 20th, literally 4/20, to gather 5000 signatures so we've no time to waste.
If you would like to help gather signatures, work on the campaign, donate $, and/or..., please contact Andrea Tischler: 831-466-0420 / reservations@compassionflowerinn, or if you prefer talking to an answering machine at our official campaign phone #, call 831-420-2772.
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Santa Cruz Citizens for Sensible Marijuana Policy invite you to our Volunteer Petition Drive Kickoff!
Tired of the Drug War? Want to create sensible policy changes and end waste of taxpayers’ dollars that criminalize cannabis consumers? Come learn about our ballot initiative and how you can be a part of a growing movement to implement an alternative to the Drug War.
Join Our Volunteer Petition Drive Kick-Off Event
Saturday, March 11, 2006 • 3:30-5:30
Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center St., Room 6,
Santa Cruz
According to a recent Santa Cruz poll, over 80% of city voters believe
that the Drug War is a failure and adults who use marijuana should not
be criminalized.
We need volunteers to officially de-prioritize marijuana offenses in
our city!
What does the Adult marijuana criminal offenses - Lowest Law
Enforcement Priority Initiative do?
(1) Makes investigations, citations, arrests, property seizures, and
prosecutions for adult marijuana offenses the City of Santa Cruz’s
lowest law enforcement priority;
(2) Enables the city to save tax dollars and police resources to be
spent fighting violent and serious crime
(3) Establishes a city policy supporting changes in state and federal
laws that call for taxation and regulation for adult use of marijuana
We need your help to get this issue on the ballot! Hope to see you on
Saturday!
For more information, to get involved, or arrange for a volunteer
petitioner training session, please contact Andrea at 831-466-0420 or email to: reservations [at] compassionflowerinn.com
Tired of the Drug War? Want to create sensible policy changes and end waste of taxpayers’ dollars that criminalize cannabis consumers? Come learn about our ballot initiative and how you can be a part of a growing movement to implement an alternative to the Drug War.
Join Our Volunteer Petition Drive Kick-Off Event
Saturday, March 11, 2006 • 3:30-5:30
Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center St., Room 6,
Santa Cruz
According to a recent Santa Cruz poll, over 80% of city voters believe
that the Drug War is a failure and adults who use marijuana should not
be criminalized.
We need volunteers to officially de-prioritize marijuana offenses in
our city!
What does the Adult marijuana criminal offenses - Lowest Law
Enforcement Priority Initiative do?
(1) Makes investigations, citations, arrests, property seizures, and
prosecutions for adult marijuana offenses the City of Santa Cruz’s
lowest law enforcement priority;
(2) Enables the city to save tax dollars and police resources to be
spent fighting violent and serious crime
(3) Establishes a city policy supporting changes in state and federal
laws that call for taxation and regulation for adult use of marijuana
We need your help to get this issue on the ballot! Hope to see you on
Saturday!
For more information, to get involved, or arrange for a volunteer
petitioner training session, please contact Andrea at 831-466-0420 or email to: reservations [at] compassionflowerinn.com
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