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bills in five state legislatures ... and our chances of passing the
legislation in at least two of them this year is strong.

And in New Hampshire, groundbreaking legislation has been introduced
to eliminate all penalties associated with possession or use of
marijuana.

* NEW YORK: The momentum behind MPP's medical marijuana bill is
stronger than ever before. Last year, the bill gathered an
astonishing 43 cosponsors, including eight Republicans, one of
whom is a former State Police lieutenant who is among the most
conservative Assembly members. The bill has been endorsed by the
Medical Society of the State of New York; the New York State
Nurses Association; the New York State Association of County
Health Officials; the New York State Hospice and Palliative Care
Association; the New York State AIDS Advisory Council; more than
1,200 doctors; the deans of New York's 14 medical schools; and the
Albany and Buffalo city councils. In addition, six major New York
daily newspapers, including The New York Times, have written
editorials in favor of providing patients legal access to
marijuana for medical purposes. Our lobbyist is now working with
Republican senators to help ensure a bipartisan Senate version of
the bill.

* RHODE ISLAND: Last year, nearly one-third of the Rhode Island
House signed on as cosponsors to MPP's medical marijuana bill. And
both the Rhode Island Medical Society and the Rhode Island State
Nurses Association announced their support of the bill, as did a
growing list of opinion leaders, including former U.S. Surgeon
General Joycelyn Elders. A Zogby poll commissioned by MPP showed
that 69% of Rhode Island voters support the bill. Sen. Rhoda Perry
(D-Providence) and Rep. Thomas Slater (D-Providence) intend to
introduce an improved version of the legislation within the next
few weeks. There is little opposition to this compassionate
legislation in Rhode Island.

* CONNECTICUT: Support for medical marijuana legislation in
Connecticut continues to build. Last March, after an emotional
floor debate in which physicians, patients, and legislators gave
dramatic testimony in favor of MPP's and the Drug Policy
Alliance's bill, the House passed it right before the legislature
adjourned for the year. This year, we expect the bill to reach
the governor's desk, giving us a good chance that Connecticut will
become the 11th medical marijuana state in 2005. Numerous
newspapers in the state have editorialized in favor of the bill,
including the Hartford Courant, and a 2004 University of
Connecticut poll found that 83% of state residents think adults
should be allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes.

* ILLINOIS: Support for our medical marijuana bill had been strong
last year but began to waver after the White House drug czar's
office illegally used taxpayer money to visit the state capital
and lobby against the bill. As a result, the bill was placed in a
subcommittee, where it stayed for the remainder of the legislative
session. As with last year, we have retained a lobbyist, and Rep.
Larry McKeon (D-Chicago), who is battling advanced AIDS, will
again be the bill's lead sponsor.

* MINNESOTA: Bills have been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature
during every session since the late 1980s, but none has ever
received a floor vote. But things are about to change: The 2004
elections shifted control of the legislature, with Democrats
drastically closing the gap to two seats in the House. MPP is
capitalizing on this opportunity and has identified supportive
legislators who are well positioned to push a bill through. We're
hiring a top-notch lobbyist on the ground and won't leave the
state until our medical marijuana bill becomes law.

* ALASKA: We expect Alaska's state legislators to attempt to subvert
the September 2004 court decision that made four ounces of
marijuana legal in the home. And, in the meantime, the district
attorney for Anchorage has already asked a judge to re-examine the
court's conclusion that marijuana isn't sufficiently harmful to
justify the government violating an adult's privacy just because
the government suspects that an adult has marijuana at home. MPP
is working with the ACLU to explore ways to protect the court
decision.

* NEVADA: Last week, MPP and the Nevada ACLU filed suit in federal
court to force Nevada's elections officials to obey the law and
allow our marijuana regulation initiative to be placed on the
state's November 2006 ballot. The federal court is likely to hear
our case this month, and we expect a decision in our favor by
early February. Visit https://www.RegulateMarijuana.org for full
details and to read our court filings.

In addition, a New Jersey state senator has already introduced MPP's
model bill, similar legislation has been introduced in Massachusetts,
and chances are strong that medical marijuana bills will be introduced
in Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Also, bills that would amend existing
medical marijuana laws are likely to be introduced in Hawaii, Vermont,
and Washington.

[big mike]

one day...

[MsHerbalivation]

We need to get GA on the ball with this one... LOL :smile:

[the protege]

Go Illinois! Of course I hope eventually all states will get there, but who would be the last state to do it? I will have to go with the stormin' mormon state of Utah. Or is it a pretty liberal state?