Category: Activisim

    Florida Needs Volunteers – Ballot Petition Underway

    We understand your time is extremely limited. And so is our time to get on the ballot in 2014.

    That’s why United for Care has brought in David Abrams and Harris Harrigan to lead volunteer efforts for our statewide campaign to bring medical marijuana to Florida. They’re here to make sure that we’re organized, responsive, everywhere we can reasonably be – and that any time you can spare to help is used in the most productive way possible.

    David Abrams was a State Coordinator for The Children’s Movement of Florida organizing large-scale rallies and committees while activating a strong volunteer base. David and his partner Harris Harrigan as a team have mobilized activists regarding several issues on a national level particularly in Florida, New York, DC , and California.

    The interest in this campaign has been intense and unrelenting. We need volunteers to help us with petition distribution, petition sorting, collection, contribution drives, and telephone and internet outreach. We need your help to meet the huge demand for petitions, answers and processing.

    We are looking for 3000 new volunteers over the next 60 days. We want to blanket the state and make sure that voters know the truth about medical marijuana and this petition.

    If this is going to get on the ballot, it’s going to require an Army of Angels. Please be one of them.

      James Bell’s interview with WABE Steve Goss

      Over the last decade several states have passed legislation allowing the medical use of marijuana to treat a variety of illnesses and diseases.  A number of organizations in this state are urging Georgia legislators to follow suit.  One of which is the Georgia CARE Project–which stands for the Campaign for Access, Reform and Education.  In a recent conversation Georgia CARE’s director, James Bell, spoke with WABE’s Steve Goss…

        Peachtree NORML Continues the Fight to Legalize

        The local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana – Peachtree NORML continue it’s efforts to reform Georgia’s marijuana. NORML is the oldest and most recognized reform group in America.

        Peachtree NORML is headed by Sharon Ravert and a dedicated volunteer staff.

        NORML’s mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high quality marijuana that is safe, convenient and affordable.

        Since its founding in 1970, N.O.R.M.L. has provided a voice in the public policy debate for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition and favor an end to the practice of arresting marijuana smokers. A nonprofit public-interest advocacy group, N.O.R.M.L. represents the interests of the tens of millions of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly.

        Because N.O.R.M.L. lobbies state and federal legislators, donations to N.O.R.M.L. are not tax deductible. During the 1970s, N.O.R.M.L. led the successful efforts to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses in 11 states and significantly lower marijuana penalties in all others.

        Today N.O.R.M.L. continues to lead the fight to reform state and federal marijuana laws, whether by voter initiative or through the elected legislatures. N.O.R.M.L. serves as an informational resource to the national media on marijuana-related stories, providing a perspective to offset the anti-marijuana propaganda from the government; lobbies state and federal legislators in support of reform legislation; publishes a regular newsletter; hosts, along with the N.O.R.M.L. Foundation, an informative web site and an annual conference; and serves as the umbrella group for a national network of citizen-activists committed to ending marijuana prohibition and legalizing marijuana. Our sister organization, the N.O.R.M.L. Foundation sponsors public advertising campaigns to better educate the public about marijuana and alternatives to current marijuana policy; provides legal assistance and support to victims of the current laws; and undertakes relevant research.

        The oldest and largest marijuana legalization organization in the country, N.O.R.M.L. maintains a professional staff in Washington, DC, headed by Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, and a network of volunteer state and local N.O.R.M.L. Chapters across the country.