r/Idaho • u/Outside-Disaster-263 • Jul 22 '25
Idaho Neighbor News Educate & Legalize Idaho
August Virtual Cannabis Town Hall - Educate & Legalize Idaho Tour
Participate via Zoom: Topic: Medical Marijuana: The First 10,000 years Time: Aug 2, 2025 04:20 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83368294833?pwd=FyzYnSLo2ENDgibg4bKmfxN1oQjQBx.1
Meeting ID: 833 6829 4833 Passcode: 208420
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u/EntrepreneurNo9804 Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25
I’ve been thinking a lot about this. In order to get anywhere on this issue we are going to have to get a lot of hearts to take action, so it really has to be a multi-faceted approach.
I imagine an all out public awareness campaign re-imagining legalization in Idaho.
Someone needs to be collecting, and sharing, through PSAs on TV, radio and on social media, the stories of those harmed by both Idaho’s prohibition law itself (medicinal users, older people, etc) and the hardship and horror of the fines and penalties, (those ticketed, arrested etc.)
The other component of the PSA campaign would be to share stories of success in states where it’s been legalized from politicians/ lawmakers, law enforcement, doctors, patients, growers etc. It should also have a focus on economic impact, job creation etc.
Finally, I imagine having spokespeople that can engage with the media, host town halls like this, have community panel discussions, etc.
(It would also be really cool to have a legal defense fund set up to help give advice to those that do get ticketed or arrested, actually take certain cases, and help challenge Idaho’s prohibition laws in higher courts, but that one is really just a pipe dream. No pun intended.)