Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Medical cannabis patients and allies have apparently defeated Steve Cooley’s bid to become the next California Attorney General, although the final decision in this tight race has not been certified. In defeating the medical cannabis opponent, patients and allies have protected years of progress in establishing safe access, and proved that they are a powerful voting bloc in state politics.
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) wants to say thank you to American Cannabis Research Institute’s (ACRI) Matt Atwood and Ben Bronfman who partnered with ASA on this important campaign, to Free Range Studios (Free Range Studios | Graphic Design | Washington DC | Berkeley CA - Home) who produced the amazing artwork and videos (NOT COOLEY), to the tens-of-thousands of members and patients, and millions of allies at California Equality (Home - Equality California … ;b=5609559) and the California League of Conservation Voters (California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) | Protecting California's environment by creating environmental champions), who helped us win this historic victory for California.
ASA launched the “Not Cooley” (NOT COOLEY) campaign because we knew Steve Cooley would use the Office of Attorney General to dismantle the gains made by medical cannabis patients over the past fourteen years. Cooley would certainly have fought against patients’ rights in court, repealed the current Attorney General’s medical cannabis guidelines, and opposed sensible regulation. But we stood up to Cooley’s harmful agenda and made a difference. Now elected officials know that when you oppose medical cannabis, there is a political price to pay!
Our members and allies did an amazing job! We distributed tens-of-thousands of posters, flyers and stickers statewide. ASA and our allies sent millions of emails. Our viral videos helped frame the debate, and we reached a nationwide audience with our message – including an important Election Day op-ed on the influential Huffington Post!
This is a big victory for patients. Now we must roll up our sleeves and get ready for more hard work. We now have a new Attorney General, Kamala Harris, with whom to work and advance the rights of patients. Existing and new court cases will still require our hard work if we expect to continue protecting patients’ civil rights. And cities and counties are still grappling with how to regulate safe access.
We have seen that we can be effective if we are strategic and work hard. Let’s take Tuesday’s momentum on medical cannabis and push forward towards full implementation in California and federal protections for all patients. ASA needs your continued support to do this work. If you want to see us score more victories like this, please take a moment to join ASA and make a special contribution (ASA : Join ASA) today.
Thank you again for helping make a difference!
Don Duncan
California Director
News Hawk: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Americans for Safe Access
Copyright: 2008 Americans for Safe Access
Contact: info@safeaccessnow.org
Website: Medical Cannabis Patients Defeat Steve Cooley! (Page 1) - Access California - ASA Forum
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) wants to say thank you to American Cannabis Research Institute’s (ACRI) Matt Atwood and Ben Bronfman who partnered with ASA on this important campaign, to Free Range Studios (Free Range Studios | Graphic Design | Washington DC | Berkeley CA - Home) who produced the amazing artwork and videos (NOT COOLEY), to the tens-of-thousands of members and patients, and millions of allies at California Equality (Home - Equality California … ;b=5609559) and the California League of Conservation Voters (California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) | Protecting California's environment by creating environmental champions), who helped us win this historic victory for California.
ASA launched the “Not Cooley” (NOT COOLEY) campaign because we knew Steve Cooley would use the Office of Attorney General to dismantle the gains made by medical cannabis patients over the past fourteen years. Cooley would certainly have fought against patients’ rights in court, repealed the current Attorney General’s medical cannabis guidelines, and opposed sensible regulation. But we stood up to Cooley’s harmful agenda and made a difference. Now elected officials know that when you oppose medical cannabis, there is a political price to pay!
Our members and allies did an amazing job! We distributed tens-of-thousands of posters, flyers and stickers statewide. ASA and our allies sent millions of emails. Our viral videos helped frame the debate, and we reached a nationwide audience with our message – including an important Election Day op-ed on the influential Huffington Post!
This is a big victory for patients. Now we must roll up our sleeves and get ready for more hard work. We now have a new Attorney General, Kamala Harris, with whom to work and advance the rights of patients. Existing and new court cases will still require our hard work if we expect to continue protecting patients’ civil rights. And cities and counties are still grappling with how to regulate safe access.
We have seen that we can be effective if we are strategic and work hard. Let’s take Tuesday’s momentum on medical cannabis and push forward towards full implementation in California and federal protections for all patients. ASA needs your continued support to do this work. If you want to see us score more victories like this, please take a moment to join ASA and make a special contribution (ASA : Join ASA) today.
Thank you again for helping make a difference!
Don Duncan
California Director
News Hawk: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: Americans for Safe Access
Copyright: 2008 Americans for Safe Access
Contact: info@safeaccessnow.org
Website: Medical Cannabis Patients Defeat Steve Cooley! (Page 1) - Access California - ASA Forum
