Attend MPP's 10th Anniversary Galas in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles

MPP is Celebrating 10 Years of Progress-Please Join Us!

Join talk show host Montel Williams and the Marijuana Policy Project for MPP's 10^thAnniversary Fundraising Galas in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., to commemorate MPP's victories over the past 10 years:

\t\t\tMay 4, 2005
\t\t\t\t\t Washington, D.C.

\t\t\tMay 9, 2005
\t\t\t\t\t Los Angeles

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Montel Williams, who is serving as the honorary chair of the Los Angeles event, will receive an award at the Washington event for his outstanding advocacy for medical marijuana patients. Additional celebrities, as well as members of Congress, will be attending both events.

HOST COMMITTEE:

\t\t <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="80%"> \t\t\t<tbody><tr> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Montel Williams (chair)</td> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">U.S. Rep. George Miller</td> \t\t\t\t<td>Michelle Phillips</td> \t\t\t</tr> \t\t\t<tr> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Bart Coleman</td> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Candra Docherty</td> \t\t\t\t<td>Tom Robbins</td> \t\t\t</tr> \t\t\t<tr> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">U.S. Rep. John Conyers</td> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Joseph Finneran</td> \t\t\t\t<td>Kipp Stroden</td> \t\t\t</tr> \t\t\t<tr> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey</td> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Richard Marks</td> \t\t\t\t<td>Adam Katz</td> \t\t\t</tr> \t\t\t<tr> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee</td> \t\t\t\t<td width="40%">Nora Maccoby</td> \t\t\t\t<td>Aaron Russo</td> \t\t\t</tr> </tbody> </table> \t\t Additional VIP host committee members will be announced as confirmations are received.

\t\t Awards for outstanding contributions to marijuana policy reform will be presented to Montel Williams and U.S. Rep Sam Farr (in Washington, D.C.) and Tommy Chong (in Los Angeles). An additional award for Marijuana Policy Reform Activist of the Year will be presented in Los Angeles; click here to vote for the activist who will receive it.

\t\t All proceeds from the galas will support MPP's work to reform marijuana policies.


Go here for more info on registering for this event: https://secure.mpp.org/galas/galaregistration.php?ref=3000

 

Event Will Honor Montel Williams, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr;
Supreme Court Plaintiff Angel Raich to Appear

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Tickets are now on sale for the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP's) 10th anniversary galas in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. At the May 4 Washington event, MPP, America's largest marijuana policy reform organization, will honor television talk show host Montel Williams and U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA). Angel Raich, lead plaintiff in the medical marijuana case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, will also appear.

Tickets for the Washington gala, at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill, can be purchased online at http://www.mpp.org/galas or by calling 202-462-5747, ext. 122.

Rep. Farr will be honored for spearheading efforts in Congress to end U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration attacks on medical marijuana patients and caregivers. Williams, who uses medical marijuana to treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, will receive an award for his energetic advocacy on behalf of his fellow patients on his television show, in personal visits to Capitol Hill and the New York Legislature, and in a Feb. 14 column in the Chicago Tribune. Raich and co-plaintiff Diane Monson have been voted Activists of the Year by MPP's membership. A decision in their case is expected sometime this spring.

A distinguished host committee is helping MPP present the Washington gala and a companion event in Los Angeles on May 9. Members of the host committee include actress Susan Sarandon; best-selling author Tom Robbins; U.S. Representatives George Miller (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Barbara Lee (D-CA); and former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, along with many other distinguished hosts. Montel Williams is honorary chair of the L.A. gala.

MPP's recent achievements include leading the successful campaigns that enacted medical marijuana laws in Montana and Vermont in 2004, and providing key funding that allowed Raich and Monson to pursue their litigation to the Supreme Court. MPP is currently leading a campaign to establish a system of marijuana regulation in Nevada.

With more than 17,000 members and 150,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana-both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit such use. MPP believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is imprisonment. For more information, please visit MarijuanaPolicy.org.


Link to article: http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr20050310-4.html

 

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MPP Celebrates 10 Years of Progress!

Talk show host Montel Williams and the Marijuana Policy Project celebrated MPP's 10th anniversary with fundraising galas in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., to commemorate MPP's victories over the past 10 years.

Award recipient Montel Williams with honorary gala chair Congresswoman Linda Sanchez

\tCongressman Sam Farr accepts the Legislative Leadership Award

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Medical marijuana patient Angel Raich accepts her award

Award recipient Tommy Chong and MPP executive director Rob Kampia





Gold Sponsors:

Berkeley Patients Group

Bulldog Coffeeshop

Silver Sponsors:

Dalton Investments

Hi-Vision America, Inc.

Friends Sponsors:

A-Mark Foundation

Americans for Safe Access

BeeLeaf

Endeavor Talent Agency

Foppiano Winery and Vineyard

Green Aid, The Medical Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund

Woody Kaplan

Mark Palermo

Patricia & John Schwarz

Sheree & Wayne Skiles

Karen & John Stagliano

Steve Verbanac, Legal Ease, Inc.


In Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Linda Sanchez presented the Public Face of Reform Award to Montel Williams, and Congressman Sam Farr accepted the Legislative Leadership Award. Congressman Barney Frank also spoke, and acclaimed comic, actor, and Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Overton served as master of ceremonies.

In Los Angeles, actor Tommy Chong accepted the Courage Under Fire Award, and Supreme Court plaintiffs Angel Raich and Diane Monson received the Marijuana Policy Reform Activist of the Year Award. Cast members John Kassir and Nikki Snelson from Showtime's musical remake of "Reefer Madness" performed songs from the show. Comedian Tom Rhodes emceed, with music by Ray Benson, Inara George, Lily Holbrook, and dj John Kelley.

Both events featured clips from the new films "Waiting to Inhale" from Jed Riffe and "Chong's Not Here!" from Josh Gilbert.

All proceeds from the galas went to support MPP's work to reform marijuana policies.

HOST COMMITTEE:

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2"> Honorary Chair, L.A. - Montel Williams</td> <td width="27%">
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Honorary Chair, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez</td> <td width="27%">
</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">U.S. Rep. John Conyers</td> <td width="25%">Henry Eshelman</td> <td width="25%">Susan Mainzer</td> <td width="25%">Aaron Russo</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey</td> <td width="25%">Shari & Richard Foos</td> <td width="25%">Richard Marks</td> <td width="25%">Susan Sarandon</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee</td> <td valign="bottom" width="25%">Mitchell Frank</td> <td width="25%">Matthew Marshall</td> <td width="25%">Kipp Stroden</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">U.S. Rep. George Miller</td> <td width="25%">Mike Gray</td> <td width="25%">Bill McColl</td> <td width="25%">Chad Thevenot</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">John Perry Barlow</td> <td width="25%">Larry Grobel</td> <td width="25%">Terrence McNally</td> <td width="25%">Richard M. Wolfe</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">Bart Coleman</td> <td width="25%">Adam Katz</td> <td valign="bottom" width="25%">Steve Persky</td> <td width="25%">George Zimmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">Peter Coyote</td> <td width="25%">Bruce Kieloch</td> <td width="25%">Michelle Phillips</td> <td width="25%">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">Candra Docherty</td> <td width="25%">Peter Lewis</td> <td width="25%">Paul Provenza</td> <td width="25%">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="28%">Joycelyn Elders</td> <td width="25%">Nora Maccoby</td> <td width="25%">Tom Robbins</td></tr></tbody> </table>