Colorado: We Need Your VOTE

[Truth Seeker]

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Colorado is coming down to the wire.

The latest poll shows Amendment 64 is ahead, but not by much, and that the turnout on Election Day is going to make or break it.

Have you voted yet? If not, please make a plan NOW to either vote tomorrow at your local polling place or to turn in your mail ballot in person.

Below is an email from the campaign that includes some important information about voting on Election Day, including your rights as a voter and what to do if you encounter any problems at the polls. Please check it out! And please be sure to spread the word to all the other voters you know in Colorado that we need their vote to make marijuana legal for adults in Colorado!

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This is it. Election Day. This is our best opportunity ever to end decades of marijuana prohibition and lead the nation toward a better future.

The pollsters and pundits are all saying the same thing: This election is ours to win if we show up on Election Day. If you vote, we win. If not, we don't. It's really that simple.

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. If you haven't already voted early, make a plan about when you're going to vote tomorrow.

And make sure to know your rights. Importantly:

* You need a state-issued ID, a passport, a student ID from a Colorado college, a utility bill or pay stub, or other government document that shows your name and address.

* If you've requested to vote by mail but haven't cast your ballot, bring your ballot with you to drop off. If you forget to bring your ballot, you can still vote after you sign an affidavit saying you won't vote twice.

* No matter what, vote. Even if you're at the wrong polling place or forgot your ID or utility bill, you can still vote with a provisional ballot, and your vote will likely count. You cannot be denied the right to vote if you're registered.

* If you get in line before 7 p.m., you have the right to vote. Do not leave your polling place until you have finished voting.

* If you run into any problems while voting, please call Just Vote Colorado's voter protection hotline at 866-687-8683.

Thanks so much for your support. Let's make history tomorrow!

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Source: E-Mail
Author: SAFER
Contact: mail@saferchoice.org
Website: Yes on Amendment 64: The Colorado Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

 

[Android]

COLORADO You did it!!!!!

This is pivotal my friends! No more prison for adult use of cannabis!!!!

 

[artsalad]

I'ts time for the rest of the nation to follow Colorado's lead

 

[Android]

Not so sure what will happen next:


From The Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard.

Washington and Oregon both have measures similar to Colorado’s Amendment 64 on the ballot this year. It is unknown how the federal government will respond if any or all of them pass. The feds could respect the decision of voters, they could try to block implementation of some parts of the law, or they could shut down dispensaries and arrest people involved in the wholesale and retail ends of the business.

While no one can say what the feds will do if 64 passes, they have not completely looked the other way on medical marijuana. In Colorado, the Department of Justice has forced at least 23 medical marijuana dispensaries to close or to move at least 1000 feet away from any educational facility. In California and Montana the DOJ has gone even further, targeting businesses regardless of their distance from schools.

One thing that is clear is that even if Amendment 64 passes, marijuana possession will remain illegal under federal law. Possessing even one joint of marijuana is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1000 fine. A second possession conviction carries a mandatory sentence of 15 days.

It is in growing your own, though, where the difference between state and federal law will become stark if 64 passes. State law would allow someone to grow six plants and to possess all of the harvest. Federal law says even one plant is a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Paul Roach, spokesperson for the DEA, said the DEA does not have a position on the amendment. If it passes, Roach said the DEA will continue to enforce federal drug laws. “We don’t see that changing,” he said.

Local spokesperson for the Department of Justice, Jeff Dorschner, said “We don’t know what will happen if it passes. There are a variety of options, none of which I can discuss.”

 

[Android]

It is all up to the Smoker-In-Chief to call his dogs off
He has no worry about re-election on his plate now, so if I was him, I would man up and did what I promised, formed my legacy... Obama, please have some balls, please! Let the people go... and smoke