SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2014) - The Silicon Valley Cannabis Coalition (SVCC), the group promoting the "Weed for Votes" campaign, hopes to increase the turnout at the polls. Voting locations open at 7am tomorrow morning, Tuesday, June 3rd. To find your location visit CannaVote.com and click "Find Your Voting Location." Activists state voting is more important than ever.
Politicians should remember in 2010 that San Jose voters approved a marijuana tax with over 78% of the vote. Unfortunately, mayoral candidates are ignoring this fact and making irrational statements. Councilmember Sam Liccardo's website states that cannabis clubs make "communities more dangerous," and Councilmember Rose Herrera has stated, "I'm going to move to ban them."
"San Jose voters want regulated medical cannabis. All the issues related to cannabis clubs in San Jose have been directly caused by the city's failure to reasonably regulate them," said John Lee, director of the Silicon Valley Cannabis Coalition (SVCC). "The current council members are responsible for these problems, and voters should hold them accountable."
With predictions of one of the lowest voter turnouts in history this Tuesday, cannabis supporters could have a huge effect. The impact of each vote is effectively doubled when compared to the November elections. Supporters hope to show local politicians that the "CannaVote" can impact elections and they should be taken seriously.
"With CannaVote.com we tried to recommend candidates that will take a reasonable approach to regulating cannabis clubs," said Dave Hodges, founder of the All American Cannabis Club (A2C2) and SVCC member. "In a few cases candidates were simply better than the alternatives. CannaVote.com links directly to candidates' websites so voters can do their own research."
To encourage voting tomorrow, throughout San Jose, collectives are offering everything from discounts to free medicine for members who come in with an "I Voted" sticker or ballot stub on June 3rd. A list of clubs participating in the "Weed for Votes" program is on SVCannabis.org
After voting, supporters are asked to attend the 1:30pm San Jose City Council meeting, where medical marijuana regulations will be discussed. Large numbers are expected in protest of unreasonable regulations, and to show support for the SVCC proposal of a commission to regulate cannabis businesses.
"Weed for Votes" Collectives:
A2C2
1082 Stockton Ave
3131 South Bascom Ave
Amsterdam's Garden
2142 The Alameda
Greenjean's Place
3229 South Bascom Ave
HAZE
2348 Alum Rock Ave
1814 Hillsdale Ave Suite A
Herbs
1641 West San Carlos Street
1420 South Winchester Blvd.
282 San Jose Avenue
I&I Collective
2630 Union Ave
1530 Alum Rock Ave
PapaDon's
590 Lincoln Ave
931 Commercial St
Platinum Society
1174 Lincoln Ave
San Jose Patients Group
824 The Alameda
Yerba Buena Collective
2129 S 10th St
4211 Barrymore Dr
4464 Pearl Ave
325 S Monroe St
1324 N 10th St
More Info: http://www.SVCannabis.org
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