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CAMPAIGN ACTION!
Please Help Allow Medical Cannabis for PTSD for Veterans, Police, Firefighters and Other American Citizens
Status: The PTSD Bill (S.B. 281) has passed the Senate (see video) and House Committee(s) and is going to the House floor for a vote. Please Contact your Oregon State Representative and get them to vote YES on it.
Time for the many PTSD sufferers who have found good results with medical cannabis use, especially for relief of insomnia and anxiety to come forward. Time to tell your legislators how medical marijuana has helped you, whether by lessening anxiety, improving mood, improving sleep, eliminating nightmares and producing an overall improved sense of well-being.
They need to hear from the multitude patients have tried and failed other medication treatments, to tell them Cannabis allows Patients to continue to function with little to no adverse side effects. It is important they hear from you!
For text of the bill, talking points, and all the details -
Visit our PTSD
action center today.
And tell everybody you know about it.
Then tell everybody you don't know. Yet.
Phoning Your Legislator. During a legislative session, you may call your legislators by contacting the WATS operator. Within Salem, call 503-986-1187. Outside of Salem, please call 1-800-332-2313.
Find Your Legislator online -- and fill out the form entering your home address. Then click on the "submit" button and you will then be given your state and US legislators.
Write your legislator online. To send a message to your State Senator or State Representative please and fill out the form. By entering your information, you will be automatically matched to either your State Senator or your State Representative. Click "submit" when you are ready to send your message.
In a republic like ours, people often think that the proper response to an unjust law is to try to use the political process to change the law, but to obey and respect the law until it is changed. But if the law is itself clearly unjust, and the lawmaking process is not designed to quickly obliterate such unjust laws, then the law deserves no respect — break the law. --- Henry David Thoreau
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Federal Medical Cannabis Patient Hassled by Local Yokel in Oregon | Elvy Musikka - one of four people allowed to use cannabis (marijuana) medically anywhere in the U.S. - is detained and her paperwork confiscated by Oregon State Police trooper even though she has her Oregon 'card' authorizing state-level use and possession as well.
Elvy reports they learned that the
state troopers were being ordered by the federal Department of Justice to engage in these seizures from state-legal patients.
Help Elvy and the cause in general by Protesting this and Spreading the Word thru blogging, letters-to-the-editor and such.
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Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) Bills in Congress
Marijuana bills in U.S. Congress;
Please consider supporting them.
Learn >>> more.
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MERCY Live weekly Call-In
in Salem, Oregon area thru Capital Community Television, Channel 23. Call in -
503.588-6444
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Fridays
from
7:00 to 7:30pm
- with your Medical Cannabis related Question, Comment, Kudo or Curse.
... also ...
MERCY TV Monthly show
in Salem, Oregon area thru Capital Community Television, Channel 23. See it
Wednesdays at 06:30pm, Thursdays at 07:00pm, Fridays at 10:30pm and Saturdays at 06:00pm.
Many Thanks to CCtvSalem.org, and volunteers Camera Mike & Producer Peke.
Click here for more details.
See also E.C. TV and more!
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Oregon Residents! ...
... and Your State Needs You Too!
This fall, voters in Oregon and across America will be deciding on Initiatives and Candidates at all levels. Please inform and educate yourself and others on marijuana policy reforms and reformers happening across the land by visiting MERCYs Legislative section and action center today.
Help the Sick and Dying in Oregon and beyond; Register, Vote and Get EVERYBODY You Know to Do So Also. Check out Initiatives and Candidates and Support worthy ones by Spreading the Word, Gathering Signatures, Planting Lawn Signs and any other activity that positively affects the issue(s).
Query and Poll every candidate for every office - from Dog-Catcher on up - how they would vote on Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) - then Vote Accordingly. Also Network the info, joining Forums and e-Mail Lists, sharing points and counter-points, as well as LTEs (Letters-to-the-Editor) and the like to let folks know the issue is active and what people and groups - like you - are doing about it. It's important for your potential representative to hear from you and yours, and it only takes one minute of your time. Thanx!
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HELP! People Needing Medical Cannabis Across America. TAKE ACTION NOW!
This is a chain e-mail you can't refuse. Unlike most, this will actually
help you - and a whole buncha others - just by passing it on.
Cannabis consumer or not - from the folks just trying to take care of themselves or a loved one to those who simply see the expensive, immoral waste of making war on the sick and dying - everyone is affected by this issue.
There are a number of medical cannabis (marijuana) bills in play in
states across the US. We need to get the word out and people contacting
reps and officials and get this legislation into law.
To accomplish this you need to click on the following links and send a
message to all the reps and media you can on the issue. Then get
everybody else to do the same.
To do this you need to tell everybody you know. And can confide in.
Then/or anonymously tell everybody you don't know - or can't confide in.
Yet.
Tell everybody you can by e-mailing a link to this website to them and/or printing off this info and
handing out where necessary. Also phone call and visit. Take literature
with you and approach businesses, organizations and even people on the
street while you're out and about. Wear your pot-leaf shirt and register
voters, as feasible.
Organize an event or action item to attract people in order to inform,
educate and activate. Don't forget to alert the media!
Tell everybody else by Letters-to-the-Editor, displaying signage at
street corners and over-passes (wear trenchcoat, fedora and sunglasses
if afraid of exposure), and/or anonymously leaving literature and
posting on-line at places where people are likely to find it.
Coffeeshops are good places to leave printed material and you can go to
the websites of the local newspapers to post items as well. More ideas
and supporting tools via the links below.
And we're sure you'll come up with more. Exchange notes at the websites provided.
Voters will be deciding on a number of initiatives next fall.
If you're as passionate about these possibilities as we are, you'll be following these initiatives right up to election day. And we're here to help.
You can also follow these initiatives and more at the: Media Activism Center -
No one else offers the depth, breadth and timeliness of drug policy news as does DrugSense.
Over the past 15 years, they've honed their craft and broadened their databases to enable you to have the initiative information you need, when you want it.
While they offer this information to you for free, it's not free to produce.
They rely on supporters like you to help defray costs by donating to DrugSense at - drugsense.org Your donation supports services that keep this information flowing. And because, they're an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your contribution is both tax deductible and funds a great cause.
Donating is quick, easy, and secure. Just visit - drugsense.org.
You can also make your check or money order payable to DrugSense and mail it to:
14252 Culver Dr #328
Irvine, CA 92604-0326
Or you can donates toll free by calling 1-800-266-5759.
Regardless of their outcome, these initiatives will forever change the face cannabis in the U.S. You can both follow and support them by donating to DrugSense.
This info and and more also at NORML’s Legislative Action Alerts page,
click -> here <- to visit.
For more info on medical cannabis in America, click ->
here
Thanx! and please give us feedback.
A Citizen's Guide to the Oregon Legislative Process, with stuff like How to Testify in Front of
Committee is here
* NOTE: You may call your
legislators by contacting the WATS operator. Within Salem, call 503-986-1187. Outside of
Salem, please call 1-800-332-2313.
Getting to the Oregon State Capitol > 900 Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 * Hours: Monday-Friday:
8:00-5:30 ~ Saturday: Closed ~ Sunday: Closed * Visitor Services Phone: 503-986-1388 * For
more information on How to get to the Capitol, including things like Where to Park,
click > here
To Find Your Oregon Legislator online, click > here and fill out the form
entering your home address. Then click on the "submit" button and you will then be given
your state and US legislators.
To Write your Oregon State legislator online, click > here. To send a
message to your State Senator or Representative please
click on this link and fill out the form.
By entering your information, you will be automatically matched to either your State
Senator or your State Representative. Click "submit" when you are ready to send your message.
Click > here < to see a List of OR St. House of Reps and a List of OR
St. Senate is > here here from
Secretary of State, Elections Division which includes a table of Senators and the
two corresponding Representatives for all districts.
Phoning Your Legislator. During a legislative session, you may call your legislators by
contacting the WATS operator. Within Salem, call 503-986-1187. Outside of Salem, please
call 1-800-332-2313.
To check up on bills; here is the link to the Search For Bills page
click on search for specific measure ... fill in the blanks on the page, hit enter and you will get the text of any bill. For example, try typing "marijuana" in the search engine for new bills. Also look for “cannabis” and we should not forget to mention “hemp” at some time.
Or ... If one wants PDF with changes bolded one can also go here:
click on the directory like HB 2600's and find it in PDF instead of just HTML.
These web links tell you what committee a bill goes to. For senate
bills, click > here
for house bills, click > here
If you need information regarding the legislative process, email the Legislative Liaison at
help.leg@state.or.us -or- call 503-986-1000 -or-
visit: www.leg.state.or.us/
* How about a Voter Registration Party? Come Together, Register and Make a Difference! Notes
For Votes - music by local bands. Tunes, Food, Fun and More. Elections 101: New Voters.
Thank you for your interest in voting in Oregon! Voting is how you can participate in
democracy and make your voice count.
Does my vote really count? Yes. In the 2002 election, in District 28 (southern Oregon), only
42 votes came between the two candidates. That means 22 votes would have changed the outcome,
and close elections like this are not unusual. Next time, the vote that changes the outcome
could be yours.
Just as with any other new activity, voting for the first time comes with questions and maybe
even a little anxiety. The following information should help answer any questions you may
have, ease the voting process, and empower you to become an active citizen.
If you have any questions please call our toll-free voter information line at 1-866-ORE-VOTE
(1-866-673-8683). The voter information line is available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm,
se habla Espanol. TTY services for the hearing impaired are available at
1-866-350-0596. Additional voting resources are also available online at the Elections
Division website;
Read the Voting in Oregon Guide for this and more.
The basics of Oregon State Voter Registration
You may register to vote in Oregon if:
1. You are a resident of Oregon.
2. You are a United States citizen.
3. You will be 18 years old by Election Day.
To register to vote or update your current registration:
(1.> Complete the Voter Registration Form, which is in a fillable .pdf format. Open the form using the free
Adobe Acrobat© Reader
and complete it online by tabbing through the fields and typing in the requested
information.
(2.> Print the completed form and sign it. Mail the form to your
county elections office
or drop it off in person.
(3.> If you do not wish to complete the voter registration form online, you may print the form
and complete it using black ink.
Your county elections office will mail you a card to let you know that your registration was
received. If you are registering in Oregon for the first time, your completed voter registration
form must be postmarked by the 21st day before an election in order to vote in that election.
A voter who is unable, because of the disability, to sign their name should also complete the
Signature Stamp Attestation form. If
you have any questions, be sure to call your
county elections office.
Oregon Voter Registration Card. you may use this card to: Vote in Oregon.
The deadline to register to vote is the 21st day before an election.
a Voting in Oregon Guide tip :: registering to vote; If this is your first time registering to vote
in Oregon, you must register at least 21 days before, and more.
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Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) in Oregon |
get the
> Medical Marijuana Program > Application Packet
>> here << (!)
How To
and Other Relevent Info
Getting with The Program ...
The role of the Oregon Department of Human Services, Health Services is simply to administer
the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act as approved by the voters of this State. The Department did
not write the law and does not have any authority to change it or to disregard its provisions.
The principal goal of the OMMP is to make the registration process work smoothly and efficiently
for qualified patients.
Contacting ...
The OHD/OMMP: Oregon (Dept. of Human Resources) Health Division (DHS) /
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) - which
is located at 800 NE Oregon Street, #21, Portland, OR 97232-2162
- can be reached by
e-mail-ing from their
WEBSITE: here,
by Phone: 971-673-1234,
by Fax: 971-673-1278,
by Mail: DHS/OMMP * PO Box 14450 * Portland, OR 97293-0450 or
by visiting their office. Their Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
How To
- a Guideline for Completing the Application for Registration.
Step (1) Get Forms from the OMMP (among other sources) and begin the process of Applying.
Call, fax - or - write to the OMMP
for an Application Packet. Or visit.
The OMMP sometimes has packets at the front desk and there are numerous organizations
that also provide copies of the forms in print as well as thru their websites. Get and fill out
the Application for Registration in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act Program.
Learn More ...
Form Instruction NOTES: (a) Please complete Part A of the Application Form. Please provide a
copy of a photo identification card as requested. If information on the front of the card is
not current (for example, if your address has changed) please also photocopy the back of the
id.
(b) If a person over the age of 18 provides assistance to you, and you would like for that
person to also receive a registration card, please complete Part B of the form, and provide a
copy of photo I.D. of the primary caregiver. [Note: there is no additional fee for a primary
caregiver registration card.]
(c) Completion of Part C is optional. Please be sure to sign your
name in Part D.
(d) If you are a minor (under the age of 18), your parent or guardian must
complete the Declaration of Person with Primary Custody of a Minor form.
The form must also be notarized.
Step (2) Set an appointment & have your doctor sign the Oregon Health Dept. form - or - get a
copy of your chart notations showing medical marijuana "may help alleviate symptoms". Your
physician must be an MD or a DO licensed to practice in Oregon under ORS 677. He or she must
provide signed, valid, written documentation stating that you are his/her patient, that you
have been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition covered by the Act, and that the
medical use of marijuana may mitigate the symptoms or effects of your condition. This
documentation may be in the form of a copy of your chart notes, a letter, or the attached
Attending Physician's Statement form. [Note: chart notes or a letter must include all elements
of the Attending Physician's Statement form.]
Step (3) Send in your application with registration fee. In order for your application to be
complete, a fee of must be paid by check or money order. As of Oct. 1st, 2011, the fee is determined by the
following:
* Cardholder application and annual renewal fees are $200
* A reduced application and annual renewal fee of $100 for persons receiving SNAP (food stamp) or if Oregon Health Plan (OHP) cardholder ,
* A reduced application and annual renewal fee of $20 for persons receiving Social Security Income (SSI) benefits,
* A $100 fee for replacement registry cards; and
* A $50 fee to be charged for grow sites.
To qualify for the reduced fees, applicants must submit documentation that verifies their participation; Learn More ...
Please make payable to: OMMP and send full payment with your application forms and/or other materials to aforementioned address.
Step (4) Wait. All information will be verified. Upon receipt of a complete application, you will be
issued a medical marijuana registration card by the Oregon Health Division.
Learn More ...
Qualifying Conditions ...
Debilitating Medical Condition: your physician Checks the appropriate boxes on the
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN’S STATEMENT (see form )
1. Malignant neoplasm (Cancer);
2. Glaucoma;
3. Positive status for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS);
4. Agitation due to Alzheimer’s Disease;
5. A medical condition or treatment for a medical condition that produces for a specific patient
one or more of the following: (check all that apply);
a. Cachexia;
b. Severe pain;
c. Severe nausea;
d. Seizures, including but not limited to seizures caused by epilepsy;
e. Persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to spasms caused by multiple sclerosis.
Learn More ...
Doctors ...
What are the requirements? Finding a physician thats right for you. Educating health care
professionals and supporting doctors (as well as yours!) rights and responsibilites in the
realtionship. (legal) Analysis and documentation of the proper (BME) procedures and
communication of the same. (Medical) Information to educate your physician about cannabis
as medicine.
NOTE:
Your physician must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) licensed to practice medicine in Oregon. You must have an established patient/physician relationship with your "attending physician." Naturopaths, chiropractors, and nurse practitioners cannot sign the documentation.
The OMMP cannot refer you to a physician. The OMMP does not have a physician referral list.
RESOURCEs:
However, MERCY maintains a List of Specialists at >
mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html
< and some of these organizations have Referral systems >
Oregon Resources.
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Welcome to our site, where We HelpDesk on The Issues, such as ...
ISSUE#1: Getting a Card, first ...
- the ADMIN (OMMP) related issues, like -
* Qualifying Conditions
* Fees
* Forms and Instructions
- and PATIENT issues ...
* Educating your Doctor
* Finding a Doctor, Clinics List
ISSUE#2: Got Card, Now What?
- for PATIENT issues, like ...
* Getting Meds
* Finding Grower
* Growing
* Medicating
... you can visit MERCYs - Oregon Resources List.
- and more, like ADMIN issues, such as ...
Keeping Your Card
* Changes; both Card-Holder changes like address as well as changes to the Program, like Fee Hikes (yikes!), and more.
More About OMMA
Basic Information ...
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA), a ballot initiative approved by voters in 1998, allows patients to possess
and grow small amounts of medical marijuana. The law required DHS to create a registry system for persons authorized to
use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Applicants must provide a statement from their physician that they have a qualifying
medical condition and that medical marijuana might alleviate their symptoms or disease. Once their application is approved
they are issued a registration card that is renewable annually. For those who understand the utilization of cannabis as medicine,
this is an invaluable option in therapy.
Learn More ...
Right for You? ...
Conditions and symptoms where others have experienced relief through the
application of cannabis. List ailments involved and medications used along with the theraputic benefits
and recommended titration (dosage) levels. Risk/s assessment - Addiction, Over-dosage and
Reference for healing properties for Cost / Benefit Analysis.
List Pros & Cons. What is your condition? Your current medication?
Learn More ...
Cannabis is Medicine ...
and has been so since mans ancestors first encountered it.
Archeology tells us more about the history of
this fascinating and versatile plant every day. Educate yourself and others on the
issues surrounding it and its utilization.
Learn More ...
Plus,
a medical cannabis bibliography -
www.omma1998.org
and -
More Links ...
Policy ...
You do not have to be an Oregon resident to be a registered patient in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).
Your physician must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) licensed to practice medicine in Oregon. You must have an established patient/physician relationship with your "attending physician." Naturopaths, chiropractors, and nurse practitioners cannot sign the documentation.
The OMMP cannot refer you to a physician. The OMMP does not have a physician referral list.
You must list a grow site address on your application. You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your own medication. There is no place in the State of Oregon to legally purchase medical marijuana.
The OMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you. The OMMP does not keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients. (You are not required to list a caregiver, unless you are less than 18 years old.) Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
The OMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marijuana.
The application fee cannot be waived. Partial payments cannot be accepted.
Learn More ...
Procedures ...
Policy, laws, etc. Legal references; For legal info - State laws, rules, statues, legal decisions, etc. - click > here <.
Patient rights! Ie- NO Reciprocity - you are only legal in Oregon. NOTE: You have a medical necessity defense even if you don't have your card yet.
* FAQS - Frequently Asked QuestionS *
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) receives many questions that are not answered in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA, 1998), Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS), Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR), or the application. The information provided here, initially from the OMMP website, is an effort to help you understand the role of the OMMP, its benefits and limitations. See OMMPs FAQs Page at:
Learn More ...
the Medicine ...
There is no place in the State of Oregon to legally purchase medical marijuana. You must be given it by another CardHolder without consideration - that is not exchanged for something of value.
You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your own medication. You must list a grow site address on your application, must be an Oregon residence.
The OMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marijuana.
Learn More ...
Networking ...
Where to get it now? How to find a long-term source?
The OMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you. The OMMP does not keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients. (You are not required to list a caregiver, unless you are less than 18 years old.) Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
The OMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marijuana.
Learn More ...
Application ...
How to best use (apply) it?
Learn More ...
Growing ...
You must list a grow site address on your application; you may grow -or- have someone grow for you. You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your own medication. There is no place in the State of Oregon to legally purchase medical marijuana.
The OMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you. The OMMP does not keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients. (You are not required to list a caregiver, unless you are less than 18 years old.) Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
The OMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marijuana.
Learn More ...
CHANGE! ...
Adding Qualifying Conditions, Networking with the Administrators and otherwise Advocating
for the Program as well as Watch-Dogging the Legislature.
Learn More ...
ORGs:
Orgs List ...
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Welcome to the Home page for the Medical Cannabis Resource Center - Me.R.Ce. -
a.k.a. MERCY, or the Mercy Center.
About this page ...
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Composed of a website, a few determined volunteers - and a buncha hopeful ideas - we are
a Portland-metro, Oregon-area based not-for-profit medical cannabis patient support group
involved in law reform activism here in the Pacific American northwest and beyond.
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This is the home page and index to our site.
Thru this, you can learn more about us
including our mission,
what action that translates into
and how to contact us and/or help out and do your own thing.
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Tired of paying for the War on (Some!) of the Sick and Dying Pot-heads?
Register, Vote -and- Get Everyone You Know to Do So Also!
Whats Happening ...
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see below
for details
CONTACT
YOUR OREGON STATE REPs!
Please
Help Allow Medical Cannabis for PTSD for Veterans, Police, Firefighters and
Other American Citizens
There are 30+
Bills concerning Cannabis (marijuana) in the Oregon State Legislature this
session, Time for all good NORML people to come to the aid of their cause and
Approach this session as a Lobbyist and an organizer, as well as a voter. Keep lists of names, make new friends, meet new
groups. We'll need them to bring pressure on now and in the future.
So what we're
asking everyone to do is:
-1- first, Contact
your Oregon State Representative and get them to Vote YES on the PTSD bill (S.B.281), Visit our PTSD action center
Today!, And tell everybody you know about it. Then tell everybody you don't know. Yet. At the same
time, urge a YES vote for the other Cannabis Law Reform Bills in the House -
SB 40 --
Reduces Penalty. Reduces possession
to Class C felony. Reduces unlawful manufacture of marijuana to Class B felony.
Visit -
SB82 --
Reduces Penalty. Removes 6-months
Drivers License Suspension for less than an ounce.
HB3460 --
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish registration system for medical
marijuana facilities for transferring usable marijuana from registry
identification cardholders, designated primary caregivers of registry
identification cardholders or marijuana grow sites to medical marijuana
facilities and from medical
marijuana facilities to registry identification cardholders or designated
primary caregivers of registry identification cardholders.
HB3371 --
Relating to the Control, Regulation and Taxation of Cannabis; Provides for regulation of production, processing and
sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products.
-2- then, Contact
your Oregon State Senator and (a) urge a YES vote on SB 794 plus, (b) prep
them for the Cannabis Law Reform bills expected to come from the House. SB794
will add Reciprocity and delete Requirement to designate a Grower/Grow Site if
you don't have one. For list of
bills, talking points, and all the details, Visit - mercycenters.org/legis/2013/
Get back to us
with names so we can get the bill and supporting documentation to them to
enable them to sign on as co-sponsors and otherwise co-ordinate with our
Lobbyist resources.
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CARRIED OVER FROM THE 5/16/2013 AGENDA - Requires district
attorney to disclose to defendant material or information that tends to be favorable
to defendant with respect to determination of guilt, sentence to be imposed
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Reduces unlawful manufacture of marijuana to Class B felony.
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Adds saliva to category of bodily substances that may not
be propelled at public safety officer under aggravated harassment statute,
provided that saliva comes into physical contact with public safety officer.
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SB 697
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Prohibits person not licensed to perform tattooing from
possessing equipment used for tattooing with intent to use that equipment on
another person.
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employee.services@state.or.us or by calling 1-800-332-2313
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Plus, don’t forget to act upon
Federal bills currently in play in U.S. Congress, visit - http://w-v-norml.org/legis/ - and spread the word!
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Join Tristone and West Coast Master Dru West, every Monday night in "The Canna Coop" on 88.9 FM KPOV across the Central Oregon High Desert and streaming at www.kpov.org. Lobbyist for Compassionate Oregon, Anthony Taylor, joins us around 8:20 every Monday for the latest news from Salem on the many cannabis related bills working their way through the legislature. Dean Becker brings us the 420 Drug War News, and The Master himself, Dru West, will answer all you grow questions and share growing advice for our medical patients seeking knowledge. Oh, dont forget lots of Reggae Music from around the world along with our famous worldwide PTK break at 9 PM on the West Coast . If you miss the show live,an archived verson is also available on The Coops site at kpov.org * Enjoy!
* Every
Monday (usually), next is May 20th *
7:30PM – 10PM * Eugene’s Cannabis T.V. Show
filming in Eugene, at: Community TV 29
Studio behind Sheldon High School * If
you're interested in helping produce a weekly half-hour cable access TV show in
the Studios of Community Television 29 in Eugene,
Oregon educating the public on Cannabis issues come on by. *
Contact Dan Koozer, Producer – ECTV
at 541.517-0957 or visit:
http://w-v-norml.org
* Every third Tuesday of the month (except Holidays), Next is May 21st * “Cannabis Horticulture Q & A” is an opportunity to ask questions, stimulate discussion, or just listen to the fascinating subject of the horticultural science of Cannabis sp., with a special focus on the cultivation of medicinal cannabis. The class costs only $10 and is held every third Tuesday of the month, from 6 to 7:30 pm. The CAN! Education Program not only benefits patients, caregivers, and growers, but is also intended for family members, businesses, health professionals, nonprofits, and those who interact with or serve the needs of Oregon Medical Marijuana Program cardholders. Pre-registration is not required, but encouraged. CAN! Research, Education & Consulting innovates and implements phytocannabinoid research, teaches, and consults businesses and individuals on a broad range of Cannabis-related topics. CAN! Research is located in beautiful Downtown Corvallis, Oregon at 551 SW 4th Street. Contact: Todd Dalotto, CAN! Research Education & Consulting - (541) 752-9053 - CanResearch.net
* Every
Wednesday (except
Holidays), Next is May 22nd * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * Want to get your Card? Need Medicine Now? Welcome to The Club! The Mercy Club, a Public Meet-Up and our MERCY Weekly
TV show hosted by MERCY at 1745 Capital St NE,
Salem, OR, 97301. * For more info, call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit: http://mercycenters.org/Club.html
*
Friday, May 24th * 7:00pm to 7:30pm * Friday Nite Live Call-In TV Show
organized by MERCY-TV at CCTV in Salem, at
Capital Community Television, 575 Trade St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Weekly
Filming and Show. Usually (!) every
Friday, excepting holidays, etc. * When happening, we start
setting up at 6:30PM * call: 503.363-4588 or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
C’mon Down! MERCY-Live happens,
(most!) every Friday at 7pm,
on Cable Channel 23 and this is a great opportunity for folks to talk about
their action and legislative items to folks in the Salem metro area. Please contact Perry at MERCY to
arrange to come on down to the CCTV station in Salem
and pitch your thing. Or, in the Salem
area, just call 503-588-6444 between 7 – 7:30 PM and let everybody know that way.
* Saturday,
May 25th,
2pm – 4pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting will be at 1601C Oak St., Eugene, OR, 97401 *
W-V-NORML Public Meeting normally held 4th Saturdays
(excepting Holidays, then 3rd Sat.)
* For more info on
Meeting Agenda, et al, call: 541.517-0957 –or- visit:
http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html
* May 30 - June 1, 2013 * Aspen
Legal Seminar in Aspen,
CO. NORML's spring three-day legal seminar at The Gant in Aspen, CO will
be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 30 - June 1. This annual Aspen Legal Seminar weekend has become a
favorite for many of the NORML Legal Committee (NLC) attorneys and Active NORML
people, whether chapter organizers or individual activists. There will be CLE credit for this program
from all states that require continuing legal education credits for their
attorneys. Visit - http://norml.org/about/aspen-legal-seminar
* Friday,
May 31st, at 7:30 pm * MERCY
Monthly TV is filmed the last Friday of the month
starting at 7:30pm at CCTV
in Salem. Consider utilizing
MERCY-TV Monthly, our Weekly Meetings broadcasts and/or our Friday Nite Live
shows to get your message out in the Salem-metro area and beyond. MERCY Weekly TV is filmed at the
Weekly meeting on Wed., 7pm
at the MERCY Club in Salem. Catch MERCY-TV in the Salem area – one of
several shows available - on Cable Channel 23, TUE @
10:30 pm, THU @ 2 pm, FRI @ 11:30 am -or- SAT @
8:30 pm. Many Thanks to CCtv
and volunteers Shana and PeKe. Visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
* June 1st,
2013 * MERCYs Annual Wake-n-Bake
(WaB) * to be
held at an Invite-only location near Vernonia, OR
* We have a new spot for our WaB. Expect the usual - Communing Friday
evening, a Green pancake breakfast Saturday
morning (8am – 10am-ish) and Net+working til at
least 1pm, Monday. * Bring
gloves – in case a Work Party breaks out!, all other work-related resources
will be provided. * To get invite /
directions or, for more on MERCY, call: 503.363-4588
* for more info on the WaB, visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/Wake_n_Bake.htm
* Monday, June 3rd - at 7pm * and every 1st
Monday of the month * Public Meet Up of Sweet.Net, a Medical Cannabis
Resource NetWork for Patients as well as CardHolders-to-be In Sweet Home (OR). * Call 503.363-4588 –or- visit:
http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meet_PUB_Sweet.htm
* June 4th, 2 PM - Every 1st Tuesday of the month, Beginning Growing
Class...for those that have an interest in learning how to grow Medical
Marijuana. No knowledge needed. SO-NORML
Resource Center, 332 W. 6th St., Medford, OR.
For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.
* June 4th, 6 to 7:30 pm - Every 1st Tuesday of the month * “Intro to OMMA – the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act” offers a practical explanation of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, our rights & responsibilities, and how to apply for a card. This FREE class is held every first Tuesday of the month, from 6 to 7:30 pm. The CAN! Education Program not only benefits patients, caregivers, and growers, but is also intended for family members, businesses, health professionals, nonprofits, and those who interact with or serve the needs of Oregon Medical Marijuana Program cardholders. Pre-registration is not required, but encouraged. CAN! Research, Education & Consulting innovates and implements phytocannabinoid research, teaches, and consults businesses and individuals on a broad range of Cannabis-related topics. CAN! Research is located in beautiful Downtown Corvallis, Oregon at 551 SW 4th Street. Contact: Todd Dalotto, CAN! Research Education & Consulting - (541) 752-9053 - CanResearch.net
* Thursday, June 13th at 7 PM * Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse (MAMA) will be hosting a free public presentation entitled "The Science of Medical Marijuana" at the Jackson County Library - Brooks Room, 205 South Central Avenue, Medford * Topics include: the body's natural cannabis signaling, chemicals in the plant, synthetic medicines, conditions which can be treated, side effects, methods of delivery (tinctures, vaporizer, salves, etc.), and plant varieties. Wayne Haythorn is a member of the American Statistical Association with over 30 years experience in scientific and technical presentation. * For more information call 541-298-4202 or see www.mamas.org
* June 14, 2013 * 10:00 am to 2:30 pm * Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting. * location: Jackson County Library (Large Conference Room), 205 South Central Avenue in Medford, OR * These are public meetings, so all are welcome to attend. We will confirm with Mercy Center if they’re available to provide live-streaming video. * There will be a Public comment period from 2 - 2:30 - for all who sign-up to address the ACMM and OMMP staff directly. * The Quarterly Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) is hosted by the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) – click here > http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_OMMP.htm < for more info. * Also, you can Contact the Program at 971.673-1234 or visit the OMMP Meetings website: here <<
* (every
Third) Saturday June 15, 2013 * 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm * Emerald Empire HempFest
Volunteer Meetings. This event used to
repeat every month on the third Saturday at: 4:20pm,
Location: Maurie
Jacobs Park (on the concrete slab, near the bathrooms) Bring
a chair or two with you please. * Contact: Dan Koozer, Emerald Empire
HempFest, Voice Phone Number (541) 517-0957, FAX
Number - (888) 420-1819 * Email
Address emeraldempirehempfest@hotmail.com
* Website URL – www.EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com
* July 19 - 21, 2013 *
Fri - Sun * The Emerald Empire Hempfest will be, as usual, on the
third week-end in July (the w/e after the Oregon Country Fair) It happens this year on Friday: High
Noon - 10:00p, Saturday: 10
AM - 10:00p, Sunday: 10
AM - 10 PM in Eugene at Maurie Jacobs
Park, 301 N Adams St, Eugene, OR, 97402 (navigational devices use
the address 130 Fir Lane –or- 400
N Polk St), across from the Valley River shopping center at the end
of the footbridge over the Willamette River. As always
FREE TO THE PUBLIC / ALL AGES WELCOME in order to educate the general public
about the plant Cannabis (HEMP). For more CONTACT:
Dan Koozer at 541-517-0957 * FAX: 888-420-1755 * or
Email Address emeraldempirehempfest@hotmail.com
* Website URL www.EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com
* July 28, 2013
* Sun., 3pm
* The MERCiful Ultimate
Louisiana Party (MULP), a Fundraising Event featuring Henry Turner Jr (HTJR)
and The Bobbi Lynn Band * at Bear Creek Saloon, 40598
Cole School Rd, Scio, Oregon, 97374 *
For more on MERCY, call: 503.363-4588 * for more
on Scio's Bear Creek Saloon (BCS), to Discover Events, Shows > more Scio
Venues > visit Zvents - www.zvents.com/scio_or/venues/show/9557225-bear-creek-saloon
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*
Fri. - Sat. - Sun., August 16 – 17 – 18, (third weekend in Aug.) 2013
* Seattle HempFest in Seattle, on Friday from 12 noon to
8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 8. Admission is still FREE, and at Elliot Bay, Myrtle Edwards Pier 70, and Olympic Sculpture
Parks - 3130 Alaska Way W., Seattle, WA
* Hempfest is a work-party. They want
you to come to relax and enjoy their event, but they also want you to learn.
When people learn the facts about Cannabis they inevitably come to our side.
They want to offer the latest educational resources to help you learn about
domestic production of industrial hemp, medical marijuana, pot law, and even
addiction and abuse. They want to contribute to you being as informed, educated
and prepared as you can be to participate in our culture and movement. Take
this year's program guide home with you and study it. The brightest minds they
can find have contributed to their program this year. It is a user's manual so
please use it. Find more information at: http://www.hempfest.org
* August 23 - 24, 2013
* Fri
& Sat, 9pm - 1 pm *
Music Event featuring Henry Turner Jr (HTJR) * at Papa G's Blacklight Lounge, 610 Marion Street, Salem,
Oregon, 97301 * For more
info on the Bobbi Lynn Band, HTJR and ULP 2013 Tour, see below -or- visit:
http://bobbilynnband.com/bobbilynn_bookings.htm
The band HTJR consists of Mr. Henry Turner, Jr. on vocals
and guitar, veteran R&B drummer Ronnie Houston and Matt Burns on bass.
Guest soloists, background vocalists, bands and additional musicians will be
added along the way. For more information visit: http://www.henryturnerjr.com/ -or- www.hitcitylouisiana.info -or-
www.wix.com/ultimatelouisianapar/ty for more on Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor,
Hit City Digital Records and the 2013 Ultimate
Louisiana Party(ULP s) and Tour dates in general. * Read more, visit:
http://ultimatelouisianapar.wix.com/ty#!
* August 23 - 25 * 10:00AM * Friday, Saturday, Sunday * 2013 Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo * nr. Takilma, OR Location: 3833 Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523 * Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo is founded on the belief that through awareness, education, and the cooperation and coordination of citizens and public officials, many complex social issues can be mitigated. Objective and Purpose: To host a world class music event that provides outlets for cannabis advocates to educate the public on the many potential benefits and uses of the cannabis plant. This includes religious, medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other practical applications. Visit - http://www.jeffersonstatehempexpo.com/ - for more.
*
Sat.- Sun., August 24th – 25th, 2013 (4th
week-end in August) * Olympia
Hempfest is held at Heritage Park, 5th Ave. and Water St. NW,
Olympia, Washington on the fourth weekend of August and last year
happened; from 11AM – 8PM on Sat. & from 11AM – 6PM
on SUN. Admission is FREE, tho they suggest a $5 donation. Heritage Park is a 24-acre
state-owned property adjacent to Capitol Lake and downtown Olympia, WA. It is
the northern extension of the Washington state capitol campus. Olympia
Hempfest was founded in 2003 as a gathering of 500 people on the original
Washington state capitol campus in downtown Olympia and has grown into one of
the major Olympia events in just under its fourth year, with a annual theme of
“Helping” each year Oly Hempfest strives to break down the barriers and remind
people about our heritage and our responsibility to be active citizens. Find more
information at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Hempfest/149429311748592
* August 31 & September 01, 2013 * Port Astordam Hempfest will take place Labor Day weekend on the days of August 31 & September 01, 2013 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria, Oregon. Port Astordam is still currently in need of the following: Volunteers, Vendors, Performers, Guest Speakers. If you would like to help with any aspect of the event, please head over to the web site and let us know. >> www.portastordam.org
* Saturday, September 7th, 10AM to 10PM –
Sunday, September 8th, 10AM to 7PM - 2013 * HempStalk will probably
happen in Portland, Oregon. * at Kelley Point Park,
N. Marine Dr. and Lombard St. * The reason
marijuana is illegal has very little to do with drugs, and is really about
money and the continued centralization of economic and political control. Hemp
seed oil is biodiesel and is three times more productive than any other seed
oil crop, and hemp seed oil will run any diesel engine today with no
modification. Hemp oil is the reason the petrochemical industry made up the
"reefer madness" myth. They renamed hemp, using racist propaganda,
calling it marijuana, and lied to make it illegal. There is a truth that must
be heard! That's what the Hempstalk Festival is all about. To find out more about HempStalk,
visit: http://hempstalk.org/ *
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* THE SILVER TOUR of TEMPLES AND SYNAGOGUES; Dr. Leveque goes on senior tour for
the OMMP | Salem-News.com (MOLALLA, Ore.) - FOR CANNABIS FOR
GRANDMA (Kaneh Bosum in Hebrew) Dr. Phillip Leveque
announces he will be a part of the screening of Robert Platshorn's new
film, 'Should Grandma Smoke Pot?' at senior centers, churches and synagogues
across Oregon in support of the OMMP. Watch
"Should Grandma Smoke Pot? Final Cut" on YouTube >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juVwqdNJlpU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
* Medical Marijuana Seminars: with Dr. Phillip Leveque. Dr Leveque is available to speak at your
event/seminar in support of Oregon's Medical Marijuana Program, “How Cannabis
(Marijuana) is GOOD
FOR ARTHRITIS, plus!” or other subjects relative to your situation. Call Dr. Phil “Marijuana” Leveque
for seminars: (503) 775-5347, Got a question or comment
for Dr. Leveque? Email him: Newsroom@Salem-News.com *
Learn more >> http://www.salem-news.com/articles/september162012/silver-tour-leveque_pl.php
*
TBA (when school in session!), next are scheduled for TBA *
Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) meets on the University of Oregon
campus, Eugene. Contact: Alex?, UO SSDP
chapter President, at - 503-?, or by emailing -
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* sometime 2013 * Annual national NORML conference. * NORML's annual conference is the premiere
gathering in America of cannabis law reform activists and organizations working
for public policy alternatives to the country's failed Cannabis Prohibition
laws. NORML's annual conferences
are always informative, community building and fun! Contact: The
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), 1600 K Street, NW • Mezzanine Level • Washington, DC
20006-2832 * Phone: (202) 483-5500 • Fax: (202) 483-0057 –or- visit: http://norml.org/about/conference-2012
* Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
(21 days before election) * until 5pm * Voter Registration Deadline in Oregon. Call the toll-free voter
information line at 1-866-ORE-VOTE
(1-866-673-8683). The voter information line is available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, se habla
Espanol. TTY services for the hearing impaired are available at 1-866-350-0596. “Am I Registered to Vote?” Check Your Voter Registration
On-Line! Visit - https://secure.sos.state.or.us/eim/vr/showVoterSearch.do to find out if you’re registered to
vote. Voters may
also call their county elections office to confirm their registration.
To receive a ballot this fall,
voters must be registered no later than Oct. 15th. Voters
should also re-register if their residence has changed, if their mailing
address has changed, if their name has changed or if their signature has
changed. The signature on a voter registration card is used to validate their
mail-in ballots. Additional voting resources are also available online at the
Elections Division website; visit: www.sos.state.or.us/elections/elechp.htm. Then * first
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 General
Election this year * til the Polls close * Vote! in Oregon. Read the Voting in Oregon Guide www.uhavavote.org/votingguide/index.html.
Get to the link and others by visiting: www.oregonvotes.org/elec101.htm
* October 23 - 26, 2013 * The International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Sheraton Downtown; Denver, CO.
The
International Drug Policy Reform Conference takes place every two years and
draws a wide range of participants including students, grassroots activists,
scholars and other researchers, city, state and federal elected officials,
people in recovery as well as active drug users, law enforcement officers,
treatment providers and public health advocates. There are 55 sessions over the
course of three days, including three plenary sessions. All sessions are 90
minutes long: usually 60 minutes of presentations or discussion (depending on
the format) and 30 minutes of question & answer. To see the
timeline of the day plus all sessions and speakers, check out the Conference Schedule. Or you can download a PDF version to
print and take with you. Visit >> http://www.reformconference.org/program
* Tuesday, November 5th (1st
Tues.), 2013 - all
day - Every 1st Tuesday of November for the year,
VOTE! And be sure everybody you know does so also * til the
Polls close * Vote! in Oregon. Read the
Voting in Oregon Guide www.uhavavote.org/votingguide/index.html.
Get to the link and others by visiting: www.oregonvotes.org/elec101.htm
If you have any questions or problems visit www.HeadCount.org or Call - (866) OUR-VOTE.
And Vote Smart! Project Vote Smart has profiles about nearly
all candidates for federal and state offices, to include what the candidates
have stated is their position on drug issues. Biographical
Information, Voting Records, Issue Positions, Interest Group Ratings, Public Statements, Campaign Finances, Voter Registration, Ballot Measures, Issues
and Legislation, Political Resources, and more. Politics is going to the Dogs!
So, Bite Back with Project Vote Smart.
Visit - http://www.vote-smart.org/
* Saturday, December 15th-ish, 2013 - Noon to 10pm * The annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA) at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe, 322 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97216. Last year hosted The Holiday Bazaar and Sustainable Fashion Show, a day event was FREE and open to the public from Noon to 5:00pm * Banquet and Awards from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM is where the winners are announced. Todd Armstrong, a local comedian who is gaining national acclaim was the master of ceremonies. * Delicious dining provided by Headwaters Cafe. As a special treat, Jay Mack and Big Dub performed new songs from their upcoming release, Still Medicated. Jay Mack was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame this year for his work with Portland hip-hop pioneers, the U-Krew. Jay Mack and Big Dub have been long-times supporters of the OMCA and the World Famous Cannabis Cafe. They wrote a song about the café for their first album, and have promised a surprise or two with their performance. * About OMCA: In a blind taste test, judges are given twenty-eight samples of Oregon’s finest medical cannabis to sample and judge. They score each strain on appearance, aroma, taste, smoothness, potency and medicinal effect. Judging is open to registered Oregon Medical Marijuana patients only. * For information about vending at the event, please call 503-208-3395 or visit the cafe website at http://www.usaworldfamouscannabiscafe.com/
This
Calendar of Events is a Public Service provided by MERCY - the Medical Cannabis
Resource Center - and is maintained by their volunteer staff. To inquire about -or- add
or maintain an event -or- idea, contact them by phone: 503.363-4588, writing to:
1745 Capital St NE, Salem, OR 97301 -or- by visiting:
www.MercyCenters.org
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Want to Get Your Card?
Need Medicine Now?
Patient Looking for a Grower?
or Grower seeking Patient to Grow For?
Welcome to The Club! Every Wednesday,(7PM - 9PM) *
there will be a MERCY Club Meeting on Medical Cannabis in
Salem,
at
1745 Capital St NE, Salem, OR, 97301. Open to the Public, no Fee to attend. Click here for more.
And,
Mon. - Fri., Noon – 6PM * the MERCY Office and will be Open to help folks get their card, network patients to medicine and other resources depending on the issue. It is at – 1745 Capital Street NE, Salem, 97301 -
call 503.363-4588 for more, Click here for map and directions.
Monday, June 3rd, 7pm *
next Public Meeting on Medical Cannabis in
Sweet Home. Happens
every 1st Monday of the month
* Click here for map and directions.
* Call 503.363-4588
or click here for more info on Clinics around the state, here for more info on Forums around the state and here for more info on Meetings and Meet-Ups around the state.
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The Doctor is In ... Salem!
* MERCY is referring people to Medical Cannabis Consultations to help folks get their card when their regular care physician won't sign for them. Get your records to – 1745 Capital Street NE, Salem, 97301 -
or, in the Salem-area, fax them to 503-581-1937. NOTE: Total Clinic charge will be $225 and there is a minimum $25 non-refundable deposit required. Click here, or Call 503.363-4588 for more.
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Help Others;
and Spread The Word!
MERCY - the Medical Cannabis Resource Center needs your Help to make Rent and otherwise keep going. Please Donate and give what you can to support MERCYs Mission of Informing, Educating and Activating on and thru the Medical Cannabis issue.
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OMMP Meeting Notes Available
One way to discuss rules or propose changes to the program is to
attend the public meetings hosted by the OMMP.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) meetings happen quarterly and as-needed
around the state.
Click here for Meeting Agendas, Minutes, etc.
Click here for more information about OMMP Meetings.
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!WANTED!
Bands and Musicians in general!!
for Cannabis Jam Sessions, events and such.
Like the MMM in Salem, May 5th, 2012, High Noon.
Click here to see Band List and to register yours.
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Find Out About Senate Bill 1085
Educate yourself. We have posted this
analysis of SB1085 in our library as well as
the SB 1085 Points document released by the OMMP
along with WORD and PDF versions of the same.
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Independence and self sufficency are our strategies.
Current focus is on protecting and supporting patients in the OMMP
(Oregon Medical Marijuana Program) and in the process educate our
neighbors.
One of our goals is to see local informal meetups, town hall meetings and events
of, by and for the people culminating in state-wide medical cannabis patient representative
congresses being held wherever they are needed. (link)
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As a public service we
provide access to excess medicine
and other help such as researching
Resources and
Action
information thru our website, printed media and any other outlet we can utilize -
with a focus on facilitating Patient Activist Networks.
Visit our
News sections to find out "What's happening?" Informing and Educating
yourself and then others about why we do this.
We follow the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and try to keep people informed of things -
good, bad and ugly. Goods news - new program manager sees role as one of providing customer
service. Another item; call hours restricted for a time - to better serve you - Honest!
It's for our own good.
See > the story.
We document basic help and try to sort, store and index by various views of interest. Goods news - new program manager sees role as one of providing customer
See our OMMA section.
We do a newsletter,
swipe your copy and spread it about.
See also our Legislative and the
Calendar
and Events Pages to keep yourself
updated with current status, events and actions.
For some history, ideas and general legislative tools & info, visit our web section
on OMMA/2, a.k.a Measure 33.
Or the library page for lists of
available info.
- Need Help?
> involving medical aspects of cannabis?
Cannabis is medicine and has
been so since mans ancestors first encountered it.
Archeology tells us more about the history of
this fascinating and versatile plant every day.
Educate yourself and others on the issues surrounding it and its utilization.
Need help becoming a patient? Or with supply?
We work to maintain lists of
Medical Cannabis info and Orgs; who hold clinics, assist in medicating or growing, or
help to the basics of "How to" in being a cannabis-legal patient and other relevent
resource info.
For help on growing, you can check out the still-developing
Grow Tipz section. A Grow guide index and interactive library
for growing tips and information.
Also,
Legal info and help. Laws & legal resources and references
organized by State and Federal, where possible.
Take
Action! "What you can do about it!" Ideas and Resources.
We utilize tools like
OpdxNwoL; the Old pdx NORML website and online Library, and make an effort
to share them with the community.
Check out our
Bizness Associations; cannabis friendly Sources for products;
potential donors, sponsors and supporters of events or ideas;
and, someday, cannabis friendly employment guide (at least tell you
who/how to avoid!) This will include Bizness DisAssociation, where we
boycott those who support the war or any of it's tentacles.
Especially note
Biz that carry newsletters, so you can stay in the loop.
We work to list all hemp resources, like
sources for hemp t-shirts and such.
We believe in
Hemp for Victory; Not only should we buy hemp and unilaterally
support the biz, but work to get a seed planted in the US of A! > Action;
see relative current Oregon Legislation.
Also our
*
Media networking efforts. See our lists of OMMA and cannabis friendly
sources and resources.
Those with info, and type.
Those where you can post your info.
From Letter To the Editor rules, to Ad costs and schedules of main-stream media,
to TV Guide for cannabis law reform on cable, we work to research and post related info
and tools.
It's up to us to get the word out. It's up
to us to choose & spread cannabis friendly media and communications.
And we try to interface thru the Arts. Coming soon our ...
* A&E section. Cannabis friendly Art, Music, Theatre, Literature and all
the mediums. Combining entertainment and activism when and where possible.
For example, see our Cannabis Jam Sessions project.
Site Map and Index. A guide to our site and index to our resources
and functions. Contact us
for more information. Visit the GuestBook - our "inbox"
and bulletin board - to leave a question or comment.
What helped, what didn't - maybe why. This tool is only as good as WE make it.
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The Seattle HempFest
Will be three days this year, still third weekend in Aug., Admission is still FREE, and it's happening at -
Elliot Bay, Myrtle Edwards Pier 70, and
Olympic Sculpture Parks - 3130 Alaska Way W., Seattle, WA
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August 19 - 20 - 21, 2011 on Friday from 12 noon to 8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 8.
The largest cannabis policy reform event in the world, Seattle Hempfest features 5 stages of world class music and renowned speakers. Hundreds of arts, crafts, food and political vendors dot the long expanse of both parks, Hempfest has a "Hemposium" replete with panel discussions and presentations, keynote speakers, displays and workshops.
HempFest is a "work-party"; They want you to come to relax and enjoy their event, but they also want you to learn. When people learn the facts about Cannabis they inevitably come to our side.
Find more information at:
HempFest.org
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MERCYs Annual Wake-n-Bake, a CampOver and Pancake Breakfast
* Thursday, April 26th – Monday, April 30th, 2012 (last week-end in April) * starts: 4PM, Thursday -or- whenever you get there *
to be held near Vernonia, Oregon * We will be reserving the spot starting Thursday, so folks can get there any time on or after that day. Communing Friday afternoon and evening, a pancake breakfast Saturday morn (8-ish til 10-ish) and Networking til 1pm, Monday.
* Medication Station for Patients; Letter writing, poster making and other activism resources will be made available. If you have literature for your idea, group or action item; get it to us and we'll make room for it on the table. * To reserve your spot or, for more on MERCY, call: 503.363-4588 * For more info on the Camp, like directions, click > here <
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The Emerald Empire HempFest in Eugene
Maurie Jacobs Park, Eugene, OR
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Third week-end in July 19, 20, 21, 2013 – Friday - 4:20p-10:00p, Saturday - High Noon-10:00p, Sunday - High Noon-8:00pm -
It is ‘Free-to-the-public’ event. Education is the primary goal of this all-volunteer effort. There will be great musical bands, a food court featuring nutritious foods, art booths, and vendors featuring many hemp products, and nonprofit booths. Visit -
EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com - for more.
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with the web site in general, you can eMail
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