Just checking in here, no new news to report, the previously mentioned initiative is still in circulation for siggies.
Just some food for thought,
around the same time the other initiative was circulating that failed to qualify, this one did qualify.
1274. (07-0041)
Treatment of Farm Animals. Statute.
Summary Date: 10/01/07 Qualified: 04/09/08 Signatures Required: 433,971
Proponent: Joe Ramsey (916) 967-8102
Requires that an enclosure or tether confining specified farm animals allow the animals for the majority of every day to fully extend their limbs or wings, lie down, stand up, and turn around. Specified animals include calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens, and pregnant pigs. Exceptions made for transportation, rodeos, fairs, 4-H programs, lawful slaughter, research and veterinary purposes. Provides misdemeanor penalties, including a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment in jail for up to 180 days. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Probably minor local and state enforcement and prosecution costs, partly offset by increased fine revenue. (Initiative 07-0041.)
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Can anyone explain how Joe Ramsey got the required siggies for what I would say is kind of a obscure, wierd ass bill, but the "Great Celebrity Leaders of Cannabis Culture in CA" failed? I just offer this as food for thought with regard to our "Activist Leaders" here. What the fuck were they doing exactly? I am starting to really believe that they never intended to get the required siggies, and that it was all a stunt to get in the news some, and raise money off a donations from people for their non profits. Hard to imagine how exactly these people couldn't get the required siggies for their initiative, but this guy gets them for an initiative about fucking farm animals!!!!!!! Am I crazy or does anyone else here notice a problem?
Is this what happens when your activist "leaders" are all still convinced it's 1967? Are they just taking advantage of uninformed cannabis users for the sake of making money. That's what it looks like to me, but maybe I am just crazy. Fuck all of them if that is the case fuck'em all. Until we change the face of cannabis advocacy, nothing will change, and people that have a vested intrest in making money advocating for cannabis will continue to take advantage of the ignorant and uninformed while claiming to be the "movements" leaders. What a fucking joke.