The United States Marijuana Party is a motivated group of Americans who are tired of living in fear of their government because of marijuana prohibition. We are fed up with the intrusion into our personal lives, with urine testing at work and at school, with armed home invasions, and with the possibility of prison because of a plant. WE are Americans and WE do not piss in a cup for anyone but our doctor!
WE feel it is time for the 12 million Americans who smoke marijuana on a regular basis to stop hiding their love for this plant and unite as one large body of voters to demand an end to the unconstitutional prohibition of marijuana and the drug war. The U.S. cannot lock up 12 million people. The War on Drugs causes more harm than the drugs themselves ever will. United WE are a potential 12 million vote political machine. WE want to live free and WE must be determined to stand up, be counted, demonstrate, rally, and write. Waiting for the government to silence us all in the American prison system is not an option! Too many of our brethren are there, in prison right now.
More Americans are in jail today for non-violent drug offenses than at any previous time in American history. More Americans are in jail today for marijuana offenses than at any previous moment in American history. The war against marijuana is a genocidal war waged against us by a government determined to eradicate our plant, our culture, our freedom and our political rights.
Mission Statement
"WE seeks to remove all penalties for adults 18 and over who choose to consume cannabis in a responsible manner."
"We demand an end to the war on productive and otherwise law abiding citizens by the powers that be who claim to protect us."
"We demand the right to use any medication our healthcare providers and we deem fit without government interference."
We demand the release of all people imprisoned on marijuana charges and that their criminal records be expunged.
We demand that all property seized in marijuana raids be returned to the rightful owners at once.
We demand that our law enforcement officers make more efficient use of our tax dollars and use the resources they have at their disposal to go after violent criminals and crimes that actually have victims.
We demand the right to grow marijuana for personal consumption, just as alcohol can be brewed at home legally so long as it is not sold untaxed.
We demand that you stop treating us like second class citizens for consuming something that is less dangerous than alcohol and tobacco, both of which are legal and cause numerous deaths each year. Cannabis has never caused one.
WHAT DOES THE USMJP DO?
The United States Marijuana Party is here to help citizens take control of our out-of-control government and to return the power to the people as it should be.
WE are patriotic citizens who firmly believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
WE organize Marijuana Parties in states across the U.S.
WE are striving hard to have all 50 states represented by Nov. 2009
WE show up at, and hold protest and rallies in our communities.
WE write letters to the media, and our elected officials.
WE plan to run candidates on the Marijuana Party ticket in local, state, and national elections, and to debate this issue whenever and wherever the opportunity arises!
If you do not have a chapter of the US Marijuana Party in your area START ONE NOW!
HOW CAN I HELP THE USMJP?
The USMJParty operates solely from donationsmade by concerned citizens and from volunteer work. If you can't afford a cash donation or you don't have the time to volunteer we will except donations of office equipment, furniture, and supplies, marijuana related books, clothing, music CD, Movies VHS, and DVDs, papers, pipes, anything that we will be able to sell in the US Marijuana Party Headquarters (Grand Opening 2008)
Other ways you can help out. Start or support a US Marijuana Party in your state/city/county/country. Show up at or hold pro-marijuana events in your area. Write letter to the editors of newspapers, and your elected officials calling for an end to marijuana prohibition and the drug war. Another thing that anyone can do is simply to talk about the issue with friends, relatives and co-workers at every opportunity. The more we push this controversial topic into the spotlight to be discussed, the sooner the night-mare of prohibition will come to an end.
It's NOT what others do, but what YOU DO!
Richard J. Rawlings
President US Marijuana Party
Address: 861 S. Kim moor Rd.
Peoria, Illinois, 61605-1096
Email: richrawlings at usmjparty.com
Phone: 309-648-2525 (after 7:00pm CST. and weekends)
Fax: 309-839-1976
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