Change.Org Final Round Voting Starts January 5th! The first round of voting for the Ideas for Change in America competition ended at midnight on December 31st. The top 3 rated ideas for each of the issue-based categories, which are listed below, will qualify for the final round of voting beginning on January 5th.* Voting totals will be reset at zero for all qualifing ideas to ensure an equal playing field. On January 16th, Change.org will co-host an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to announce the top 10 rated ideas and our plans for supporting the formation of a national advocacy campaign behind each idea in collaboration with our nonprofit partners. Criminal Justice # 5023 votes Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana - Jose Torres (1546 comments) # 1785 votes End the war on drugs - dan bachelder (44 comments) Economy # 1142 votes The War On Drugs has Failed- Decriminalize Marijuana - Joshua Gomez (45 comments) Ganjawarnews * Ganjawareness 1.2.9 askleap
yeah, we've done good so far! There are three legalization questions on change.org. Now is OUR turn to make sure the Obama team hears our voices! http://www.change.org/ideas?order=top#listSection They're currently in 1st, 2nd, and 11th places. Vote them up and make sure they're the questions that get presented to the new administration: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/legalize_the_medicinal_and_recreational_use_of_marijuana http://www.change.org/ideas/view/end_the_war_on_drugs_3 http://www.change.org/ideas/view/the_war_on_drugs_has_failed-_decriminalize_marijuana Vote them all up, let them know this is a big deal!!