Tell the California Democratic Party: Endorse Prop 19! : Indybay

This weekend, the California Democratic Party's Executive Board will meet in San Jose to make endorsement decisions on the November ballot propositions. Courage Campaign's Public Policy Director, Robert Cruickshank, is a member of the E-Board and will be there to organize the delegates to vote to endorse Proposition 19, the initiative to control and tax cannabis.

Although polls show California Democratic voters support Prop 19, some Democrats are trying to block the party from endorsing it. Senator Dianne Feinstein released a statement on Monday opposing Prop 19, timed to influence the E-Board to vote against endorsing Prop 19.

We can win a victory for Prop 19 this weekend in San Jose -- if we can show the delegates that Californians want them to endorse Prop 19. That's why the Courage Campaign is going to bring a petition in support of Prop 19 to the meeting this weekend. Will you sign our petition? Help convince the California Democratic Party to endorse Prop 19!

We, the undersigned, urge the California Democratic Party Executive Board to reform our prisons, help fix the budget mess, and make our communities safer by endorsing Proposition 19.

We reject the arguments of Senator Dianne Feinstein and others who oppose Prop 19. Prop 19 will provide for more effective regulation of cannabis, including prohibitions on its sale to people under age 21. It will help reduce drug crime by legalizing the growth, sale, and possession of small, reasonable amounts of cannabis. And it allows local governments to generate badly needed revenue by taxing cannabis.

We urge the Executive Board to follow the lead of the majority of California Democrats who support Prop 19 by endorsing it at this weekend's meeting in San Jose. It is time to bring sensible, rational reform of cannabis laws to California.