DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN SOUTH DAKOTA?
End the oppression of cannabis and its consumers.
Self defense is always correct, and it is never illegal.
From: Bob Newland newland@rapidcity.com
SDSA makes more progress
Thursday, December 11, 2008
South Dakotans for Safe Access
The question is no longer whether cannabis
benefits some people in a medical sense.
The question is:
Why are we still arresting people
for possession whose doctors
and they can demonstrate
they benefit from cannabis?
Happy December, everyone!
We have a sponsor in the legislature. There is no doubt now that our proposal to amend South Dakota law to allow sick, disabled and dying people to possess and use cannabis if their doctor recommends it will be heard in the South Dakota legislative session beginning Jan. 13.
Our job now is to back up our legislative sponsors (there will be more) with great witnesses. Go here to bone up on the procedure a proposal must follow before it is made into law.
We have witnesses, and they are good witnesses. Some are people who will admit to a legislative committee in a room with several cops in it that they commit crimes daily.
We need more stories from people. We can maintain anonymity if that is desired. We will have no trouble convincing the public that it is a fear-producing prospect to have the law know you smoke cannabis, even if you are dying.
We need more contact with people who use or have used (in which case, no problem with fear of arrest) cannabis to alleviate an illness.
No one yet has written to tell us of an experience with approaching a legislator on this topic. I'll tell ya, that's crucial to our campaign. We MUST have people call their legislators and ask them to support medical cannabis in the legislature.
Point out to them that the 2006 vote either won in their district or was close enough that the issue will not threaten their chances of re-election.
We sent a letter to Larry Long, So. Dak. Attorney General, on Tuesday. We asked for his help in drafting legislation to allow sick people access to the medicine that works.
We have some handout cards for those of you who want to help spread the word. These are 4x5 cards on cardstock with a glossy finish. Their niceness might help keep them from being thrown away in parking lots. I'm hoping that distribution of them will help increase traffic at our website, which might result in a great witness, and might result in some donations.
For those of you who already requested some cards, they're on their way.
I hope you are sending the website URL around to your friends, as well.
sodaknorml
Friends and supporters, I am telling you that we have within our reach the distinct possibility that the So. Dak. legislature will pass a bill friendly to medical cannabis users. If that happens it will save hundreds of thousands of dollars that will be spent to put the issue on the election ballot for 2010. That's money that can be used to convince the feds to admit that cannabis has medical use.
Please don't let this opportunity slip by.
Talk to your legislators; it's their job to take phone calls from folks like you. Let SDSA know what they said.
And send us $25.00, or $100.00, or $5.00.
Make this campaign yours as well ours.
You can find our address and a PayPal or Credit Card donate button at SoDakSafeAccess.
We will use the money to pay the expenses of getting witnesses to Pierre and lodging and feeding them.
We'll be in touch with you again, soon.
Best regards, Bob
Click here to follow the campaign to have medical cannabis considered in the 2009 South Dakota legislative session.
Do you know someone who needs medical cannabis?
Do you have any doubt that cannabis is an effective therapy?
End the oppression of cannabis and its consumers.
Self defense is always correct, and it is never illegal.
From: Bob Newland newland@rapidcity.com
SDSA makes more progress
Thursday, December 11, 2008
South Dakotans for Safe Access
The question is no longer whether cannabis
benefits some people in a medical sense.
The question is:
Why are we still arresting people
for possession whose doctors
and they can demonstrate
they benefit from cannabis?
Happy December, everyone!
We have a sponsor in the legislature. There is no doubt now that our proposal to amend South Dakota law to allow sick, disabled and dying people to possess and use cannabis if their doctor recommends it will be heard in the South Dakota legislative session beginning Jan. 13.
Our job now is to back up our legislative sponsors (there will be more) with great witnesses. Go here to bone up on the procedure a proposal must follow before it is made into law.
We have witnesses, and they are good witnesses. Some are people who will admit to a legislative committee in a room with several cops in it that they commit crimes daily.
We need more stories from people. We can maintain anonymity if that is desired. We will have no trouble convincing the public that it is a fear-producing prospect to have the law know you smoke cannabis, even if you are dying.
We need more contact with people who use or have used (in which case, no problem with fear of arrest) cannabis to alleviate an illness.
No one yet has written to tell us of an experience with approaching a legislator on this topic. I'll tell ya, that's crucial to our campaign. We MUST have people call their legislators and ask them to support medical cannabis in the legislature.
Point out to them that the 2006 vote either won in their district or was close enough that the issue will not threaten their chances of re-election.
We sent a letter to Larry Long, So. Dak. Attorney General, on Tuesday. We asked for his help in drafting legislation to allow sick people access to the medicine that works.
We have some handout cards for those of you who want to help spread the word. These are 4x5 cards on cardstock with a glossy finish. Their niceness might help keep them from being thrown away in parking lots. I'm hoping that distribution of them will help increase traffic at our website, which might result in a great witness, and might result in some donations.
For those of you who already requested some cards, they're on their way.
I hope you are sending the website URL around to your friends, as well.
sodaknorml
Friends and supporters, I am telling you that we have within our reach the distinct possibility that the So. Dak. legislature will pass a bill friendly to medical cannabis users. If that happens it will save hundreds of thousands of dollars that will be spent to put the issue on the election ballot for 2010. That's money that can be used to convince the feds to admit that cannabis has medical use.
Please don't let this opportunity slip by.
Talk to your legislators; it's their job to take phone calls from folks like you. Let SDSA know what they said.
And send us $25.00, or $100.00, or $5.00.
Make this campaign yours as well ours.
You can find our address and a PayPal or Credit Card donate button at SoDakSafeAccess.
We will use the money to pay the expenses of getting witnesses to Pierre and lodging and feeding them.
We'll be in touch with you again, soon.
Best regards, Bob
Click here to follow the campaign to have medical cannabis considered in the 2009 South Dakota legislative session.
Do you know someone who needs medical cannabis?
Do you have any doubt that cannabis is an effective therapy?
