Please
visit http://www.mpp.org/lawsuit for
more information
and to make a
tax-deductible, year-end donation
to MPP's lawsuit against the government.
Friday, December 21, 2001
Dear Friend,
I realize it's the holiday season, but the Marijuana Policy Project is
not resting. On Tuesday of this week, MPP filed a lawsuit against the
government for the right to run a medical marijuana ballot initiative
in the District of Columbia.
Please see http://www.mpp.org/lawsuit/news.html
for an excellent
article that The Washington Post ran the next day.
As you may know, Congress passed legislation not only to overturn the
medical marijuana initiative that 69 percent of D.C. voters passed in
1998, but Congress also passed a second amendment that seeks to
prevent D.C. citizens from ever doing so again. It is this second
amendment that we are challenging. If MPP succeeds in federal court --
which is extremely likely -- then our signature drive will take place
this spring, and our medical marijuana question will appear on the
November 2002 ballot.
In my message to you one week ago, I explained that MPP's tax-
deductible branch needed to raise $170,000 between December 14 and
December 31 in order to avoid ending the year in debt.
In the past seven days, we have raised:
* $8,000 in donations of $1,000+ each, which qualifies these donors
as Lifetime Members
* $5,600 in credit card donations, which qualifies all of these 120
donors as regular MPP members
* $260 in PayPal donations, which qualifies these seven donors as MPP
members, too
In addition, I just received a commitment for $25,000 from a
philanthropist in California. (Thank you!) This donation will arrive
before the end of the year, which means MPP's total remaining need is
now down to $131,000.
If you are not currently a dues-paying member of MPP, you will
automatically become a member if you contribute to this lawsuit. All
members receive MPP's quarterly newsletter, "Marijuana Policy Report."
As executive director of MPP, it is my job to ensure that the
organization does not end the year in debt. Would you please consider
helping me out by donating to our lawsuit at
http://www.mpp.org/lawsuit/donate.html
? Thank you!
Sincerely,
Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
P.S. If you would like to make a large, tax-deductible donation,
MPP Foundation's Employer Identification Number is
52-1975211.
Thank you!
