Initiative 2:

Recommends smarter spending on Missoula County law enforcement — to make adult marijuana offenses the lowest priority and instead focus first and foremost on violent crimes that threaten lives and property — like rapes, assaults, robberies and burglaries.

Creates a “citizen oversight committee” — to report annually on how much time and taxpayer money was spent on adult marijuana offenses as compared to serious crimes that threaten community safety.

Common sense, fiscally conservative law enforcement priorities to make Missoula County safer.

No new expenses, no effect on federal funding — but more sensible priorities and more information about law enforcement spending will be available to taxpayers. In Seattle, where the Initiative 2 policy has been a requirement since 2003, no federal funding has been lost and adult marijuana arrests have declined 57%.

What You Can Do To Help!

• Write a letter to the editor
• Send money (seriously, the campaign is now in debt)
• VOTE (you can register the same day and vote!)
• Tell your roommate to vote. Tell your neighbor.
• Call your friends and tell them about the initiative
• Put up a yard sign (call 529-2849 to get one, free)
• Distribute fliers this weekend, wherever people congregate
• Listen to campaign spokesperson and all-around dynamo talk about the
  initiative at http://www.normlaudiostash.com/id210.htm — send this link to your friends!
• Link to the initiative from your website or Myspace profile
  using a ‘digital yard sign‘
• Did we mention VOTE?

See Also:
Grupthink: Do You Support Initiative #2?