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On To 2011
Sensible Washington is moving onward to 2011 when, in January, we will file an initiative to legalize marijuana in Washington State where polls indicate the public is strongly in favor of cannabis legalization. In the meantime, Sensible Washington will be laying the groundwork for that effort–organizing volunteers, beefing up our web presence, raising funds–and spreading [...]
We’re Taking A Breather
I just wanted to briefly thank one and all for their hard work on I-1068 and let everyone know that we’re basically taking a breather the remainder of this week. We’ll be back next week with various announcements about what Sensible Washington will be doing over the next six months. One thing should not be [...]
I-1068 will not be on the November 2010 ballot
It’s my sad duty to inform you all that I-1068 will not make it. We’re going to fall short. So I’m asking you all to stand down immediately, relax, regroup and let’s all push on for the future. In the end, we couldn’t overcome this Spring’s awful weather and the ACLU of Washington actively working [...]
Washington State Democrats Endorse I-1068
A short time ago, I learned that on a 314 to 185 floor vote, the Washington State Democrats endorsed I-1068 at their convention in Vancouver this afternoon. Everyone at Sensible Washington and I-1068 appreciates this endorsement.
Paid Petitioners Dupe Citizens Into Signing I-1107 Claiming It’s The Marijuana Reform Act
Brandon Hulse, one of I-1068’s very best volunteer signature gatherers, was about to enter the Safeway at corner of South 38th Street and South M street in Tacoma at 5 p.m. this evening when he was stopped by a man asking him to sign the “Marijuana Reform Act.” The man was a paid petitioner and [...]
Angela’s Spokane I-1068 Signature Gathering Vigil Is Again Live
Angela Johnson’s signature gathering vigil in Spokane is back on at at a safe approved location on the corner of N. Division and E. Desmet in the old Burgans Furniture lot. She will be on the corner. Everyone spread this fast. People are looking for her to sign 1068. Spokane area vols get down there [...]
I-1068 Volunteer Signature Gatherer Assaulted, Harassed In Spokane
At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, I-1068’s field director for Eastern Washington Angela Johnson was allegedly assaulted and harassed by a man near downtown Spokane. Johnson was five days into a six-day round-the-clock signature gathering vigil on unused commercial property.
Johnson says the man, who identified himself as the property manager, verbally harassed her and then tired [...]
Two Weeks Left, We Can Get This Done
We’ve got two weeks left in I-1068’s signature gathering campaign. In 1999, the all-volunteer I-695 campaign got 250,000 signatures in the campaign’s final two weeks. The people of this state were angry at high car taxes and an initiative that offered to replace onerous taxes with a flat $30 car tab was so appealing that [...]
I-1068 Endorsed By Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Candidate
Sensible Washington is pleased to announce that Jim Kenny, a candidate for Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, has endorsed I-1068, which would legalize marijuana use, possession and cultivation for Washington State citizens 18 years and older. Kenny, who works as a prosecutor for the office of Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, is endorsed by the Snohomish [...]
Update On Seized I-1068 Petitions
I wanted to give you all an update on the status of the signed I-1068 petitions which were seized by federally-funded WestNET personnel in a raid of the North End 420 Club in Tacoma two weeks ago. The 420 Club is operating as a medical marijuana dispensary.
Two of the seized petitions will be returned to [...]
A Statement From Douglas Hiatt, I-1068 Campaign Chairman
I’m posting this on Douglas’ behalf since he and computers just don’t get along. The words are his.-Philip
A few words from Douglas Hiatt, I-1068 Chairman:
First, I want to thank everyone who is working so hard to make our shared dream of justice for cannabis users and hemp growers a reality. You are awesome and I [...]
Drug Task Force Seizes Signed I-1068 Petitions
Sensible Washington has learned that one dozen signed copies of I-1068, the marijuana legalization initiative for Washington State of which Sensible Washington is the sponsor, were seized last week by the federally-funded WestNet drug task force. Our estimate is that 200 signatures are sitting in WestNet’s offices in Port Orchard, apparently seized as evidence during [...]
Medical Marijuana Provider Survives Home Invasion Robbery
Press reports this morning indicate that Steve Sarich, executive director of CannaCare in Kirkland, was the victim of a home invasion robbery of his medical marijuana grow at about 5 a.m. today. One of the robbers fired on Sarich with a shot gun. Sarich fired on them and hit two of his assailants; one has [...]
NORML Endorses I-1068
We are thrilled and proud to officially announce that the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws today formally endorsed Sensible Washington’s I-1068. All of us at Sensible Washington deeply appreciate NORML’s endorsement, especially since it comes during the signature gathering phase of our campaign. For this, we cannot thank the board of directors [...]
Sensible Washington’s Response To The ACLU of Washington’s Refusal Of Support For I-1068
On Friday, February 19, Sensible Washington co-founder Douglas Hiatt received an email from the ACLU of Washington’s drug policy director Alison Holcomb. Her email, which she also publicly posted on Hemp Talk, was in response to a private email Hiatt had sent her two days earlier asking what help the ACLU of Washington would give [...]