Friends,
This morning I woke up and sent the following question to over 200 Montana legislative candidates. I asked the question, “Would you support a bill that taxes and regulates marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol? Why or why not?”
I already have some encouraging responses (and potential bill sponsors), and will be posting some news about that soon.
Next week, I’m off to the national NORML convention, a 3-day, information-packed, energy-multiplying, strategy-refining summit of marijuana policy reform leaders and experts from around the nation and the world.
So, there will be no newsletter next week.
However, there’s lots for you to do in the coming weeks.
- Make sure you’re registered to vote, and write on a slip of paper what Montana House and Senate district you vote in. Tape it to the side of your monitor. Click here for help.
- If you want to take personal action to help a candidate in Billings defeat his anti-marijuana opponent on Saturday, Sept 11, reply to this email right away and say “I want to help in Billings”. Transportation might be available to and from.
- Sep 7-10, Polson, a medical marijuana “awareness day” hosted at the Jette store. Call 406-249-0801 for details.
- Sep 9-11 in Portland, Oregon, the national NORML convention.
- Sep 11, Missoula: 15th Annual Missoula Hempfest, a family-friendly hemp-focused event with fantastic music, a beer garden, hemp vendors, and fun for all. Visit our NORML table and say “high” to volunteer Cynthia.
- Sep 14, Bozeman: “Montana Cannabis Forum: Fact from Fiction”, featuring local and international experts, starting at 7PM at the Emerson Cultural Center Theatre.
- Sep 24, statewide: last day to register as a write-in candidate (PDF form here). It would be great to have someone (anyone) run in HD60 (Park City). An anti-marijuana candidate is running there unopposed. Ready to run? I’ll help!
- Oct 10 & 11, Bozeman: MMGA event, details to be announced soon.
Oh also — anyone know of a dentist who would be willing to barter for services with a friend of NORML?
Oh, here’s the latest news:
Montana Marijuana News
- Hamilton marijuana caregiver pleads guilty to felony charges
- Convicted drug dealer gives up medical marijuana card in new fed case
- Missoula – Not so green campus
- Doc advocates ‘professional’ medical marijuana
- Gazette opinion: Panel makes progress to fix medical marijuana law
- Cracked pot law needs a fix
- Montana Medical Marijuana: Long Way to Go
- Police arrest Havre medical marijuana caregivers
- Man sues Cascade over medical marijuana dispensary moratorium
- Changes in medical marijuana rules headed to Montana Legislature
More Marijuana News
- Sign this petition to demand that Facebook stop censoring marijuana
- Prohibitionists Say The Darndest Things
- Why EVERYONE should support legalization (forward this one)
- California: Proposition 19 is the right direction
- Governor Gary Johnson on Ending Marijuana Prohibition: ‘It’s Gonna Happen’
- “The Flower” Highlights Social and Economic Costs of Marijuana Prohibition
- Colorado: State Scrambling To Enforce New Med Pot Rules
By the way, Montana NORML is an all-volunteer organization. There are no paid staff. You can help us offset expenses by becoming a supporting member today. Thanks.
