Where the Money goes: 2019

2019  Fiscal Year Summary of COP Activities

The Numbers:

333 presentations to Congressional Staff
39 chats with Members of Congress
21 chats with other VIPs (state reps, state senators, etc.)
12  Minor press interviews
14 TV interviews, major press comments
1 radio interviews
1 Major conferences attended
Expenses:

Salaries: 000
Website Master: 000, time/expertise donated by Dwight Maskew of Colorado
990 Preparations and misc. bookkeeping: 000 – time and expertise donated by Karen Anderson

Mileage & Mass Transit: 1952
Meals: 1176
Office Supplies: 139
Misc: 400
Internet & Phone: 1736
Conventions , CPAC,   : 575

Total: $5,978 — Monies raised in 2018: circa 12,500

Work done in 2018 – 2019:

Congress – COP continued to focus on educating the Congress which resulted in steady progress toward our goal of applying the 10th Amendment to marijuana. In 2018 -2019 we maintained and expanded with enough votes in the House and the Senate to pass our 10th legislation but Republican leader ship blocked any vote.

Nationally – COP spoke truth to power at two major political events. Though expensive, the audience at these events are the leaders who return home, infected with anti-prohibition ideas and talking points.

Internationally –   COP continues to promote to all Members of Congress and the White House the Swiss Heroin Treatment Program. Howard Wooldridge had two productive meetings in Switzerland this fiscal year: one with the administrator of the Swiss program and another with the architect of the HAT Program and who is currently on the front lines of the issue. NOTE:  only expenses incurred on those two days were charged to COP.

COP on the Hill

Stories from the week of August 2, 2019

RAGBRAI PS – the most effective messenger: Pam Sease, retired, rural mail carrier, entrepreneur and part of the support team that moved our stuff from town to town is the quintessential Iowa citizen. She is also a big fan of the power of the green plant, CBD, to take care of medical issues. After major surgery on her knee, she eventually found and settled on CBD sublingual drops 2X/day for all her issues. She was in charge of our breakfast. I often heard her speaking out how CBD was the way to go for pain, inflammation, etc. issues. It was a rare joy just to listen to her. She was a Tour de Force for our side during the Iowa bike trip.

A man has got to know his limitations: I went to the Swamp on Wednesday, spoke to a guy running for Congress and visited 46 offices, ending up with 6 presentations to staffers. And stop right there. It is intellectually interesting how a major bodily injury impacts the psyche. As always, I’ll do the best, most I can. For a while anyway, that might not be too much.

This week’s stats:

3224 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 06 this week
371 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc. 01 this week (R candidate for Congress)
01 Meetings – Grover Norquist

COP stats since inception: August 2009

312 personal chats with a Member of Congress… this week.
85 Radio Interviews.. 0 this week
164 interviews and reports in minor media = 0 this week
102 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribute, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters
31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”
* 2 editorials in daily papers mentioning Howard’s efforts & in support of COP position
84 published letters to the editor (value per MAPINC in free publicity: $83,000) 0 this week
43 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
* Consider being a member of COP at $40.00 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal drug prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org

August 2108

COP stats since inception: August 2009

2891 Presentations to Congressional staffers…    this week

273 personal chats with a Member of Congress…   this week

1 Meetings – meetings, hearings, etc.

78 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media.   00.. This week (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio)

84 Radio Interviews.   0 this week

152 interviews and reports in minor media = 0 this week.

Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”

* 2 editorials in daily papers mentioning Howard’s efforts & in support of COP position

84 published letters to the editor (value per MAPINC in free publicity: $83,000) 0 this week

43 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week

* Consider being a member of COP at $40.00 or more per year. All contributions are tax-deductible. 40 dollars buys all the copy paper COP uses in one year. Law Enforcement’s voice in opposition to current policy is vital on the Hill to achieve a repeal of federal prohibition. COP provides that voice. www.citizensopposingprohibition.org