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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> .,~a <br /> ann~nXumerc~am <br /> eome auf f~ ~_se_fanr1'fa)?ZVJorJr aureyual~ .s <br /> <br /> Address: PO Box 1716, El Cerrito CA 94530 USA • Phone / Fax: 510-215-8326 <br /> Website: www.cannabisconsumers.org • Email: mikki(Dcannabisconsumers.oro <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Spring, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> My Fellow Cannabis Consumers, <br /> <br /> Are you fed up with hiding your cannabis use? Are you tired of being treated like a second-class <br /> citizen, denied the same rights in society that our alcohol and tobacco-consuming peers enjoy? <br /> Wouldn't you like to be open about your marijuana use and be accepted for it - or at least to not <br /> be punished for using it in an adult, responsible manner? <br /> <br /> <br /> Marijuana prohibition is built on the presumption that "potheads" are a detriment to society, along <br /> with other negative stereotypes: that they lack a moral base, don't achieve their potentials, are <br /> stupid, couch potatoes, losers, etc. We all know this is wrong, and we deserve better. The <br /> objective of the Cannabis Consumers Campaign is to provide to the general public, the media, <br /> and our political leaders a more positive and accurate image of people who use cannabis <br /> <br /> (marijuana, herb, pot, grass, reefer, weed, ganja, etc.). The following survey is intended to help <br /> clarify who cannabis consumers are and what they are like. Our goal of this public education and <br /> public relations campaign is to bring about positive changes in marijuana policy that expand our <br /> rights and freedoms as cannabis consumers. <br /> <br /> The criminalization, persecution, discrimination and unequal treatment before the law of cannabis <br /> <br /> consumers all feed on myths, stereotypes, and a fear of the unknown. This will continue as long as <br /> prohibitionists can perpetuate their lies and bigotry about us without challenge. That's why an <br /> important part of our campaign is to help people "come out of the closet." Like the gay rights <br /> movement, we must show that we are good citizens who deserve to be treated equally. We believe <br /> that when the public learns that many of their friends, family members, co-workers, and role <br /> <br /> models - people who are responsible, successful, contributing members of society - also <br /> consume cannabis at times, prejudice will be dispelled and the basis for prohibition will collapse, <br /> along with its severe consequences. We understand that "coming out" takes courage and is not <br /> without-risk, but we hold that to do so is essential to better our situation. Y jq. <br /> Comm. No-__Z_____._- <br /> Ref. To- <br /> Ref. Date N8 2QD8 <br /> <br /> S,b"~ 41eG43.'s • "`der C +~S ~ <br />