OverGrow Annapolis: Show Support for Legalization!

Live in Catonsville Will leave around 9-10 am Need a ride just some GOOD or 5$ for gas. :) WoodLawn Westbmore and Arbutus Lansdowne and Catonsville JUST MESSAGE ME . I am on worksman comp and money been taking forever to get to me please understand I am also needie (Y) Just message me my name is JD. And I am broke for the time being :/ THanks I keep it 100% real so understand Peace Love and Sunshine

TOMORROW (Tuesday, February 25) is the day of the Senate bill hearing for Senate Bill 658, the Marijuana Control Act of 2014 sponsored by the Marijuana Policy Coalition of Maryland (of which Maryland NORML is a part). PLEASE come tomorrow EARLY (no later than 12:00 p.m., if possible - the hearing starts at 1:00 p.m.) DRESSED UP NICELY (and preferably wearing a bit of GREEN to show your support for the bill) and with some sort of GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION (driver's license, passport, state-issued ID card, etc.) (you will most likely need it to get through security). The hearing will be at 11 Bladen Street, Room 2E (2nd floor), Maryland Senate Building (Miller Senate Office Building). Here is a map below (originally found here: http://dls.state.md.us/data/tabs/vis/MapOfAnnapolis.pdf) that has been edited to highlight public parking and the location of the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis. *** Also, consider talking to your representatives before the hearing (the morning session ends at 11:00 a.m., so you will have at least an hour to talk to them). Find out who your representatives are by putting in your address here: http://mdelect.net/ Convince your representatives to support this bill (here are some good talking points to help you, courtesy of Marijuana Policy Project: http://www.mpp.org/assets/pdfs/library/Effective-Arguments-for-T-R.pdf). If you can't get a meeting scheduled with your representatives, write a personal letter using some of the talking points or print out the NORML form letter (found here: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/51046/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12769) and give it to your representatives' aides. *** IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO TOMORROW'S HEARING, convince your friends to go and send your representatives a personal letter using some of the MPP talking points or the NORML form letter. *** For anyone wondering what's actually in Senate Bill 658, here is a summary of this year's Senate Bill 658/House Bill 880, the Marijuana Control Act of 2014: http://www.wbaltv.com/blob/view/-/23965132/data/1/-/hsq2hu/-/Proposed-Marijuana-Bill.pdf For anyone who wants to read the COMPLETE text of the Marijuana Control Act of 2014, you can here: http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/sb/sb0658F.pdf (Senate Bill 658) OR http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb0880F.pdf (House Bill 880) *** Don't forget, look and act professional (and don't light up in Annapolis) because we want to be the best representatives we can for cannabis (marijuana) and we want to encourage our representatives to support the bill (and a reminder that our representatives technically work for us, so they should be fearing for their seats during the elections period if they don't support the bill). We look forward to seeing you tomorrow! - Maryland NORML

We will be meeting at 11 Bladen Street, Room 2E (2nd floor), Maryland Senate Building (Miller Senate Office Building). Here is a map (originally found here: http://dls.state.md.us/data/tabs/vis/MapOfAnnapolis.pdf) that has been edited to highlight public parking and the location of the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis.

I am in Catonsville Arbutus area if anyone needs a ride I could sure use some gas money my ass starts work in a week :)

Another house keeping note please remember wear a little something green, also make sure you have ID on you to get into the building. Lastly if we have any photographers in our ranks that wouldn't mind bringing their camera and taking pictures that'd be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone is getting excited!

OK everyone the day is approaching fast and now its more important than ever for you to show your support .the hearing on sb658 is this Tuesday the 25th at 1 pm. the morning session ends around 11 am so i'm asking anyone who plans on being there to come early call your representatives Monday and ask them to meet with you some time before the hearing to discuss your support for tax and regulate in Maryland. here is some great talking points to use courtesy of MPP http://www.mpp.org/assets/pdfs/library/Effective-Arguments-for-T-R.pdf even if you can't get a meeting write them a personal letter and leave it with your representatives aide or print out norml's e-letter and give them that. what ever we can do to make sure they feel the pressure of our support