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Every step along the way of this campaign, from conception to execution, Marijuana Majority was able to get by with a little help from our friends. For example, the Drug Policy Alliance, based on its efforts to successfully shepherd pro-reform resolutions through the Conference in the past, helped us put together the initial draft of the new resolution and plan a strategy to get it approved. Groups like Marijuana Policy Project helped us create a list of mayors who had been vocally supportive of reform to reach out to about co-sponsoring the resolution. Just Say Now launched an online action tool that made it easy for activists to send letters to the editor of their local newspapers, urging their mayors to speak out in support. And these groups and others like National Cannabis Coalition, NORML, StopTheDrugWar.org, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform all directed their supporters to Marijuana Majority’s action page where people could easily write, phone and tweet their mayors to ask them to get on board. Because of all these efforts, we were able to generate nearly 7,000 constituent letters to almost 1,000 mayors across the country in a matter of a few weeks. We ended up convincing 18 mayors – including those from major cities like San Diego, Seattle, Oakland and Aurora – to sign on as co-sponsors. - See more at: nationalcannabiscoalition/2013/06/teamwork-gets-the-job-done-for-marijuana-reform/#sthash.bOqiqj3E.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:59:38 +0000

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