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Saturday, 11/13/2010 8:06:43 AM

Saturday, November 13, 2010 8:06:43 AM

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THIS IS IT!!!!



Dear MPP Supporter :

Monumental news — we've won!

Although there are still about 10,000 votes left to be counted, our lead of more than 4,000 votes makes us 100 percent confident in announcing…

Arizona is now the 15th medical marijuana state!

This fall, more than 1.7 million Arizona voters mailed in ballots and turned out to support Proposition 203, a ballot initiative that would end the arrest and imprisonment of patients for following their doctor's advice. While it seemed as if the initiative had fallen short on election night, it garnered enough support from late mail-in votes and provisional ballots to produce a victory! This is a historic day for Arizonans, who have made a significant contribution toward ending marijuana prohibition in this country.

But this is also a time to give thanks to the people outside of Arizona who made this victory possible. Only through the generous donations of our members was MPP able put over half-a-million dollars worth of resources into helping Prop. 203 succeed.

People across the country gave money to support an initiative that may never directly affect them because they know that attacking marijuana prohibition on every front is crucial to the long-term success of our movement. Thanks to those donors, MPP was able to do things like draft the initiative, pay for the signature drive to place Prop. 203 on the ballot, put consultants on the ground, and much, much more!

While great news, this isn't unexpected. MPP has been primarily responsible — through lobbying and ballot initiatives — for enacting five out of the last seven state medical marijuana laws!

Arizona is not the finish line in the race to end marijuana prohibition but a milestone toward it. Of MPP's 31,000 members, only 5,829 have donated this year. Please, if you have not yet given to MPP this year, consider donating today so that we can continue our work to end marijuana prohibition. Today Arizona, tomorrow the nation.

Sincerely,



Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.