Two Is Enough D.C. (T.I.E. D.C.) was the main opposition campaign to
Initiative 71, which succeeded in legalizing cannabis in the
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
by ballot initiative in 2014. The campaign was announced in September 2014 by DC resident Will Jones III, at a news conference featuring former Senator
Patrick Kennedy, founder of
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.) is an American political organization opposed to marijuana legalization and commercialization.
History and background
SAM was founded in 2013, by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and White House adviso ...
. At the event, Jones publicly invited pro-71 activist
Adam Eidinger to a public debate on the issue. In response to questions as to why the campaign was beginning less than two months before the election, Jones stated "We should have organized earlier... but it's better to start late than never.
As of late October 2014, the movement had raised $3,838 in funding, almost all of which was spent on bus ads in Southeast DC, one of which was criticized for misspelling "edibles". The movement was criticized for failing to register with the Office of Campaign Finance in a timely manner, though Jones had registered his website and begun attending meetings in July.
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