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Down to the Roach
SAFER encourages all to take a hit to help make marijuana legal in Colorado
Mason Tvert | SAFER Campaign | 07/31/2006

PRESS RELEASE:

DENVER -- Two months ago, Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) unveiled a great-looking Joint-O-Meter on its Web site -- http://www.safercolorado.org -- conveying in graphic form our progress on the signature drive to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the Colorado ballot this November. On May 25, the joint graphic indicated that the campaign had 24,000 signatures on-hand. Today, the campaign reported that the joint has burned all the way down to the roach, and they have collected 93,000 of the 100,000 signatures they had established as a target.

In fact, if you check out the Joint-O-Meter at SAFERcolorado.org you will see there is an apropos roach-clip clinging to the last bit of the joint. While you're there, please consider taking a (financial) hit from the Joint-O-Meter before we pass our signatures along to the Secretary of State. The campaign must bring in at least another 7,000 signatures in the next seven days and every dollar you are able to donate will help it reach that goal.

Next Monday, August 7, the Colorado Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative Committee will be submitting all of the collected signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State. In order to qualify, 68,000 signatures must be from registered voters in the state. Undoubtedly, a certain percentage of the signatures will be invalid -- typically around 30 percent. Therefore, the campaign is trying to collect as many signatures as possible to make up for the bad ones. If funds are available, collecting will continue right up until August 6.

If you have not made a contribution in the past to support SAFER's lobbying efforts -- including the initiative campaign in Colorado -- please consider doing so today. Our goal is within reach and your support could help make it a reality. Please take a couple minutes to visit our Web site -- SAFERcolorado.org -- today and make a contribution with your credit card via PayPal.