On February 17th, we’ll hold our Seattle kickoff meeting for volunteer signature gatherers at Ballard Branch of the Seattle Public Library. It’s located at 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. The event will run from 6.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. (Directions are here.)
So if you haven’t signed up to volunteer, please do so here as it’ll help us be all the more organized as we begin to roll out petitions for voter signatures. Because it’s time to end the war on marijuana in Washington State.
At the event we’ll walk you through the mechanics of signature gathering (it’s easy) and talk to you about what I-1068 does and doesn’t do.
It’ll also be a great chance for those of us in the Seattle area to meet.
We’ll announce a Tacoma meeting in the next few days and we’ll likely be adding a second event in Seattle, one for the east side of Lake Washington, one in Olympia and most likely one in Bellingham.
Count me in on the meeting in Tacoma!!!!!
Hey, I can’t make that one, but I want to help — can you send me the date/time when you set up the next Seattle meeting?
Thanks!
Can petition gatherers accept donations? I don’t recall seeing any mention in the Sec of State handbook.
My 2 cents: I hope you don’t plan to market this effort as one to “legalize pot”. It seems to me it would be better accepted as intended to “end prohibition”. (see http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2010776485_danny13.html). Have no doubt, this will be uphill all the way, and without good PR (you do have a good PR person on the team, right?) and some funding sponsors we will be doomed. There’s more opposition out there than you seem to think–just wait til the alcohol lobby and the pious right start buying ads against.
I would attend a meeting in Tacoma, but will not travel to Seattle.
Please keep me directly posted (via email or phone) if you organize a Tacoma meeting.
Thanks.
Stacy Emerson
(253) 921-6874
So here is a possibly stupid question: why not have supporters donate to Hempfest online, then have Hempfest donate to Sensible Washington? Would this solve the problem of trying to get the fascist banks to handle donations? I just signed up for a Hempfest membership and the site processed my VISA with no problem.
that would likely endanger hempfest’s 501c3 status
Waiting to hear some details on the Eastside meeting. Kirkland?
I live in North Central Washington, it will be difficult for me to attend this meeeting but I am eager to participate. Will there be other meetings in central or eastern WA?
there will be one in wenatchee soon
juan, here are the details on wenatchee:
Wenatchee: Sat 2/27 – 2pm, Wenatchee Public Library (310 Douglas Street)
I too will be on the lookout for the next Seattle, and Eastside meeting.
I am curious, is volunteering just signature gathering? Or anything else? And do you have preplanned areas to comb, or what?
until july 2, signature gathering is all we can do and all that matters. it’s what volunteers are needed for the most. if everyone who wants mj legal got 100 sigs on their own–not too hard–then we’d have the 320,000 sigs we need in short order.
Boy, I wish I had known that all this was going on. My Grandfather went through all this stuff in Amsterdam during the mid to late seventies. He and friends got the first coffee shop opened. He would be proud that America has made it this far, but he would also realize that if we don’t get out there and fight for this right, by voting and politicking there is no future for our hopes. If you would like to read more about my grandfather visit http://www.olded.nl/olded.html
If you would like to ensure that a decorated solider, who not only fought to remove Hitler, but fought also for your right to smoke in a coffee shop has his dream of full legalization fulfilled, go out and get signatures and vote.
Peace
Arland