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Massachusetts decriminalization initiative clears major hurdle
Great news! The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy (CSMP) has just been informed that they have easily turned in enough signatures to push the marijuana decriminalization initiative through the first stage of the signature-gathering process!
The secretary of the commonwealth's elections division has allowed 80,372 certified signatures to be counted, far exceeding the 66,593 required to complete the first stage of the signature drive.
As a major supporting organization of CSMP's efforts, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is thrilled with this progress —
- an accomplishment that was completed early and under the projected budget.
And on January 2, 2008, the initiative language will be transmitted to the House clerk of the Massachusetts Legislature, where the initiative will be discussed and debated through the beginning of May 2008. During this period, the Massachusetts Legislature could pass the initiative into law.
MPP will keep you updated on the bill's progress. To contact your legislators to let them know you support this initiative and would like them to pass it into law, please click here.
If the legislature does not adopt the marijuana decriminalization measure, CSMP will launch the second stage of the signature drive and, ultimately, the campaign that will lead up to Election Day on November 4, 2008.
This initiative is the most comprehensive and progressive marijuana decriminalization proposal ever to be placed on the ballot in the United States. A win in Massachusetts will be a win for marijuana policy reform across the nation.
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