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Magick
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Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW
#11853187 - 01/18/10 01:37 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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There are two house bills, HB 1177 and HB 2401 aimed to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana in the state. Doing so will eliminate all misdemeanor penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana and will have the drug sold in our liquor stores or the like, where it will be inaccessible to our children and in the hands of the state, rather than in the hands of dangerous drug-dealers.
The governor does NOT support these bills and does not want to see marijuana legalized and regulated. She thinks it's alright to destroy lives by jailing people possessing small amounts of marijuana, and is going to try and veto the bill. WRITE her today and tell her why you feel otherwise if you do so.
These bills will be voted upon on Wednesday, January 20 at 1:30PM
If you support these legislation, PLEASE write the governor and your representatives and urge them to pass them! Now is the time!
Here are the bills: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2401&year=2009 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1177&year=2009
And here is the original 2-hr hearing on the bills that happened last week: http://www.tvw.org/media/MediaPlayer.cfm?evid=2010010080&TYPE=V&bhcp=1
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fliped
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: Magick]
#11853203 - 01/18/10 01:39 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Magick said: There are two house bills, HB 1177 and HB 2401 aimed to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana in the state. Doing so will eliminate all misdemeanor penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana and will have the drug sold in our liquor stores or the like, where it will be inaccessible to our children and in the hands of the state, rather than in the hands of dangerous drug-dealers.
The governor does NOT support these bills and does not want to see marijuana legalized and regulated. She thinks it's alright to destroy lives by jailing people possessing small amounts of marijuana, and is going to try and veto the bill. WRITE her today and tell her why you feel otherwise if you do so.
These bills will be voted upon on Wednesday, January 20 at 1:30PM
If you support these legislation, PLEASE write the governor and your representatives and urge them to pass them! Now is the time!
Here are the bills: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2401&year=2009 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1177&year=2009
And here is the original 2-hr hearing on the bills that happened last week: http://www.tvw.org/media/MediaPlayer.cfm?evid=2010010080&TYPE=V&bhcp=1
i am a felon from marijuana so i can not vote
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Magick
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: fliped]
#11853252 - 01/18/10 01:49 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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i am a felon from marijuana so i can not vote 
That doesn't mean you can't write your congresspeople..in fact that gives you a good reason to - you're a victim of the same laws they are currently trying to change.
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fliped
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: Magick]
#11853275 - 01/18/10 01:53 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Magick said:
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i am a felon from marijuana so i can not vote 
That doesn't mean you can't write your congresspeople..in fact that gives you a good reason to - you're a victim of the same laws they are currently trying to change.
oh ok i didnt really read what your wrote to close thought you were talking about voting on a bill... I will take a closer look
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Magick
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: fliped]
#11853605 - 01/18/10 02:47 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yea I think most people don't even know about the bills..wish there was a way to get the word out faster
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Magick
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: Magick]
#11867083 - 01/20/10 04:25 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well it don't matter now..both of the bills did not pass.
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: fliped]
#11867122 - 01/20/10 04:30 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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fliped said:
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Magick said: There are two house bills, HB 1177 and HB 2401 aimed to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana in the state. Doing so will eliminate all misdemeanor penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana ...
i am a felon from marijuana so i can not vote
holy christ that is the funniest thing i've seen in ages
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Magick
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: laserpig]
#11868999 - 01/20/10 09:15 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's rather messed up too :p
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Re: Washingtonians - Write your representatives NOW [Re: Magick]
#11869618 - 01/20/10 10:54 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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it's like some kind of preemptive Catch-22
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