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To: Dr. Voodoo who wrote (19249)	4/14/2008 1:59:37 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Respond to of 25737

I received this 3/24 We have fantastic news! According to a new independent poll published in a prominent Michigan political newsletter, 67% of voters favor the passage of MCCC's medical marijuana initiative in the state! This is a significant increase in support from polls conducted in previous years. It also cuts across all demographics, which bodes very well for making Michigan the 13th medical marijuana state this November. The poll, conducted by the Lansing-based consulting firm Marketing Resource Group (MRC) and published in Inside Michigan Politics, surveyed 600 registered Michigan voters. And the numbers speak for themselves: 67% of Michiganders support a compassionate medical marijuana law, with 28% opposed and only 5% undecided. Momentum is clearly on the side of reform, but we still need both the resources and the activist base to mount an effective campaign as we move forward. If you are at all able, please consider making a donation to the campaign today, or click here to get involved! After the nearly half a million signatures MCCC handed in to the state last November came back with a whopping 80.2% validity rate, the medical marijuana initiative advanced to the Michigan Legislature. If, as expected, the legislature chooses not to act on the initiative after 40 days, Michigan voters will decide the issue at the polls in November. The overwhelming level of support is not altogether surprising: Five Michigan cities - Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City - have already passed local ordinances to protect seriously ill patients who use medical marijuana with their doctors' recommendations, and have done so by wide margins every time. And previous polling - such as a 2005 survey, which found 61% in favor of a compassionate medical marijuana law - has always indicated that a majority of Michiganders support reform. The strong showing of support reflected in the MRC poll - 2 out of 3 Michigan residents would now vote in favor of MCCC's initiative - is testimony to the compassion and commonsense of Michiganders, who clearly favor ending the cruel and unnecessary policy of arresting Michigan's seriously ill for simply treating the symptoms of debilitating illnesses. Despite this encouraging news, the campaign still has a long way to go and we'll need substantial resources to maintain this momentum. Would you please consider donating to MCCC today or volunteering for the campaign? Your continued activism and participation will help ensure a victory for the patients at the polls in November.