Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy
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The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy is a Boston, Massachusetts
based organization that was devoted to passing Question 2, a marijuana decriminalization initiative also known as the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
that was passed in Massachusetts in 2008 and officially became law on January 2, 2009 Whitney A. Taylor is the Treasurer and Chairwoman of the organization.
made an initial contribution of $400,000. The committee has also received $750,000 cash as well as about $320,000 in donated time and services from the Marijuana Policy Project
, an organization created to reform marijuana laws in the United States. According to campaign finance reports, as of November 1, 2008 the committee has raised approximately US$1,250,000 to help pass the measure with $40,060.90 remaining.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
based organization that was devoted to passing Question 2, a marijuana decriminalization initiative also known as the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative, also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4, 2008 ballot in...
that was passed in Massachusetts in 2008 and officially became law on January 2, 2009 Whitney A. Taylor is the Treasurer and Chairwoman of the organization.
Efforts to enact
The committee collected over 100,000 signatures in the first stage of getting the measure enacted. Because the Massachusetts legislature declined to take action, On May 7, the committee began the second stage of the signature drive, which required another 11,099 valid signatures from residents of the commonwealth. And prior to the June 18 deadline for this second stage, they turned in over 20,000 raw signatures, more than the total needed to qualify for the ballot. The secretary of state subsequently accepted and assigned the measure as Ballot Question 2 for 2008Finances
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made an initial contribution of $400,000. The committee has also received $750,000 cash as well as about $320,000 in donated time and services from the Marijuana Policy Project
Marijuana Policy Project
The Marijuana Policy Project, or MPP, is the largest organization working solely on marijuana policy reform in the United States in terms of its budget, number of members, and staff...
, an organization created to reform marijuana laws in the United States. According to campaign finance reports, as of November 1, 2008 the committee has raised approximately US$1,250,000 to help pass the measure with $40,060.90 remaining.