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Advocacy:
CTI's Current Campaigns and Projects
Re-Legalize 2012
Legalize 2012 is a grassroots campaign to place an initiative
on the Colorado ballot to relegalize cannabis and hemp in Colorado
for adults for all uses. While it is vital that Colorado create
a system of distribution for patients that works, at this point,
we believe the best way to accomplish this is by full relegalization.
The ballot initiative will be modeled after freedom-based models
to legalization, which reject the sin taxes and over-regulation
promoted in other models. The Re-Legalize 2012 Project is currently
forming a fundraising board & ballot initiative language committee.
Please contact us to get involved or donate.
http://www.legalize2012.com
Legislative Education Campaign
The Cannabis Therapy Institute's Legislative
Educaton Campaign educates state lawmakers on the importance
of protecting patient rights.
Education
- Bill Information: CTI has become the
clearinghouse for information and action alertson state and
local medical marijuana bills and ordinances.
- Classes: We offer courses in
cultivation, cannabis therapy, legal issues, business aspects
of the industry, and more!
- Always Buy
Colorado Cannabis Campaign
- Cannabis Health Fair:
First opportunity for the industry to network and meet the public.
Over 30 exhibitors and 1200 attendees from the public.
- Cannabis Holiday Health Fair:
Over 40 exhibitors and 2,000 attendees.
- Draft
Ordinance: Written for cities and counties as a framework
for regulating medical cannabis caregivers.
- Draft Bill:
On Oct. 26, 2009, the Cannabis Therapy Institute presented Senator
Chris Romer with the a draft of a bill that could help better
protect patients and caregivers.
- Cannabis Health Fair Video: Almost done.
- Free public talks: How patients and caregivers can
protect themselves, jury rights, advocacy.
Advocacy
We provide patient support through publicity and mobilization
of supporters to attend trials and hearings.
Patient Court Support
- Jason Lauve:
Publicity and support for the Jason Lauve trial. Jason's attorney,
Rob Corry, called CTI's support at Jason's trial critical
in securing that huge victory
- Sherri Versfelt:
Helped Sherri get the charges against her dismissed.
- Nick
Polashek: Helped pubicize a benefit for him. Charges
were finally dismissed.
- Mark Hoynak: Helped secure the return of his property
after his case was settled.
- Frank Marzano: Publicizing
his appeal as it works its way through they system.
Patient Resources
Caregiver Protection
- Email Rapid Response Force: We have an email list with
over 2,000 supporters around that state that we can use to mobilize
a strong response should the federal government start to harrass
any medical cannabis businesses in Colorado.
Publicity and Media Relations
We make sure the press has all the up-to-date information on
cannabis politics in Colorado, and work to correct any inaccuracies
in news coverage. Our media list is over 500 reporters and growing!
Future Projects
- More educational events for the public.
- Starting a medical legal defense fund and mobilization program
to get more support at patient and caregiver trials and hearings.
- Educating jurors on their duty to vote according to their
conscience and their immunity from prosecution.
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