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Ask your Congress-critter Where They Stand on S.258!
The US Senate passed S.258, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act of 2010." We are concerned that without amendments, this act goes too far and infringes on the rights of medical marijuana patients by doubling federal penalties. Now is the time to act -- Tell your Representative that medical marijuana patients deserve protection!
Many patients, particularly the elderly and those with compromised lung function, prefer to use medical cannabis in edible forms as opposed to smoking or inhaling their medicine. S. 258 unfairly puts these patients and their providers at a heightened risk of arrest and prosecution.
The House has an opportunity to make important changes to the legislation before they vote on the bill. Patients and advocates are leading the call for sensible and responsible amendments to the legislation, and they need your help. Take Action Now! Phone and email your Representative today! Please forward this action request to your friends, family and networks across the Country.
>>> here <<< for more
Thanx! Also, you can Take a moment now to also call your representative. Tell them to oppose or amend S.258 so that medical cannabis patients are not unfairly targeted. With your help we will bring safe access to every American. Click > here < for info on how to contact your Federal reps.
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Check Out I-28, The Dispensary Initiative
Patients deserve safe access to medicinal cannabis. Tragically, too many patients are currently without medicine. Patients are often too disabled or ill to produce medical cannabis. Others don’t have the financial resources and may live in subsidized housing, where they aren’t allowed to grow their medicine. Furthermore, many patients, such as those about to undergo chemotherapy, need medicine immediately, and cannot afford to learn how to grow or to wait three months waiting for a harvest.
The lack of a supply system forces many patients into the black market. This causes many dangers to patients who are battling severe and debilitating medical conditions, illnesses, disabilities and extreme poverty. I-28, The Dispensary Initiative, is a solution. Learn 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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Support The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009
Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, along with a bipartisan coalition of 13 co-sponsors, is seeking to strengthen legal protections for state-authorized medical marijuana patients.
House Bill 2835, The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009, would ensure that medical cannabis patients in states that have approved its use will no longer have to fear arrest or prosecution from federal law enforcement agencies.
Thirteen states -- Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington -- have enacted laws protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. Yet in all of these states, patients and providers still face the risk of federal sanction -- even when their actions are fully compliant with state law.
It is time that we allowed our unique federalist system to work the way it was intended. Patients and their state representatives should have the authority to enact laws permitting the medical use of cannabis -- free from federal interference.
Previous versions of The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act were introduced in both the 108th and 109th Congress, but failed to receive a public hearing or a committee vote. Please write your members of Congress today and tell them to stop targeting and prosecuting medical marijuana patients and providers.
Act Now!
And spread the word, PRINT ME! > Click here for printable (WORD) version of this info,
Click here for PDF (Adobe) version of this info.
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 this fall. The most prominent is Proposition 19, commonly called Tax Cannabis 2010. It will allow Californians 21 and over to possess up to one ounce of cannabis and give state and local governments the ability to tax its sale. Medical marijuana initiatives will also be the ballot in Arizona, Oregon, South Dakota, and Detroit, Michigan.
These initiatives, particularly Prop 19, will change marijuana policy forever. Legal cannabis in California and Detroit. State licensed dispensaries in Oregon. Two more states join 14 others to permit medical marijuana. This is real progress!
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.
We've set up the following links to help you stay ahead of the news:
California: Control and Tax Cannabis, Prop 19 | See -
MAP Inc. archived articles -
DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second news - DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second RSS/XML feed
Arizona: Arizona Medical Marijuana Initiative, Proposition 203 | See -
MAP Inc. archived articles -
DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second news -
DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second RSS/XML feed
South Dakota: South Dakota Medical Marijuana Act, Initiated Measure 13 | See -
MAP Inc. archived articles -
DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second news -
DrugSense Bot up-to-the-second RSS/XML feed
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
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: oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp,
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 OHD/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. The fee is determined by the
following:
* $100 for new applications;
* $100 for renewal applications;
* $20 for applicants who are enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan or who receive federal
Supplementary Social Security Income.
To qualify for the $20 fee, applicants must submit documentation that verifies they are on the
Oregon Health Plan or are receiving Supplemental Social Security income Please make payable to:
Oregon Health Division and send payment with your application forms and/or other materials. All
information will be verified.
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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Getting a Card
- ADMIN issues
* Qualifying Conditions
* Fees
* Forms and Instructions
* Educating your Doctor
- PATIENT issues
* Finding a Doctor
Got Card
- PATIENT issues
* Getting Meds
* Finding Grower
* Growing
* Medicating
- ADMIN issues
Keeping Your Card
* Changes
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 ...
Policy ...
You must 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 ...
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 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, 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 ...
LINKs:
a medical cannabis bibliography
www.omma1998.org
More Links ...
ORGs:
Oregon Green Free an on-line medical cannabis community.
More Orgs ...
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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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* Patients Meet Up in Keizer (OR), by MERCY
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Patients Meet Up in Medford (OR), by OGF-South
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* Hempstalk, 10am - 10pm, in Portland, OR
* Patients Meet Up in LaGrande (OR), by OGF-East
* Patients Meet Up in Portland (OR), by OR-NORML
* Patients Meet Up in Eugene (OR), by OGF-Eug
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* Patients Meet Up in Tigard (OR), by OGF-West
* Patients Meet Up in Brookings (OR), by OGF-South Coast
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* Patients Meet Up in Seaside (OR), by OGF-North Coast
* Patients Class in Portland (OR), by OR-NORML
* W-V-NORML Public meeting in Eugene (OR)
* Patients Meet Up in Portland (OR), by OGF-Pdx East
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Click here
for printable version of current month in WORD, click
here for PDF.
What’s Happening
in Oregon state and NorthWest,
and beyond – 2010
see below
for details
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Action -------
* COME TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT
CANNABIS * Meet up in front of the Medford Mail Tribune office on WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 AT 4:20
TO PROTEST this callous display of ignorance and educate our community. This
Editorial ( http://mercycenters.org/news/2010/Another_Dance.html#editorial
), originally printed in the Oregonian, and now re-printed in the Mail
Tribune - 111 N. Fir St.,
Medford, OR 97501 - shows tremendous ignorance about patients'
suffering and the benefits of medical marijuana, and the public needs to be
educated. 40,000 OMMP patients, most of whom are so disabled they cannot
leave their homes, need YOU to stand up for them. Call 541-210-8790 for more information. Make signs: Tell
the Truth! We need to respond to this in a big way. They aren't just
attacking I 28 - they are attacking the whole OMMA program and all the patients
who qualify to treat their severe pain. We need to respond with Letters to the
editor, with calls complaining about belittling pain patients, and with a
protest at their office. We need patients to come out and voice their opinions
on this. Visit > http://mercycenters.org/news/2010/Another_Dance.html#action
< for more. More Action Items,
below.
* SSDP Action Alert - Stop Congress from Doubling Penalties for Pot Brownies; Tell
the Senate: Stop S. 258! | The Senate is awaiting a vote on a bill
that would double penalties for any edible products combined with medical
marijuana in California and other states that provide relief for patients. S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs
Act, was introduced by Sen. Diane Feinstein and is using a media scare about
"candy flavored methamphetamine" to attack medical marijuana patients
and providers. Some medical marijuana users are so sick that they
are unable to smoke their medicine and must eat it in baked goods or lozenges.
They are already breaking federal law and risking prosecution but if S. 258
passes, the penalties they face would double.
Please write your United States Senators today and urge them to defeat
this heartless bill. Click here
> [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1259/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4458
] < and page down .
Yes, you read that correctly. A bill
has just reached the floor of the U.S. Senate that would double penalties for
any edible products combined with medical marijuana in California and other
states that provide relief for patients. The worst part is that the
bill was written and sponsored by a Democratic senator from California!!! The bill is currently awaiting a vote. That's why we need you to contact your
United States congress critters during the August
recess to vote NO on this in the House.
Click here > [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1259/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4458
] < and page down to do so.
As you probably know, many
patients prefer to eat - rather than smoke or vaporize - medical marijuana. To
illustrate how inhumane this bill is, consider this scenario. The bill would double the federal prison
sentence if a college student home to help care for his brother undergoing
chemotherapy baked marijuana brownies for him to eat, even if it was
recommended by his doctor!!! Please
write the Senate now to defeat this heartless bill. Act now! Contact - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) at 1623
Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20009, or by Phone: (202) 293-4414,
or Fax: (202) 293-8344, or visit - [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1259/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4458
]. Thanx! And, while you’re at it, Urge the Department of Education to
Respect Students Medical Marijuana Rights, click > here <
for more.
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* Need a Doctor to sign for you?
> The Doctor
is In ... Salem ... Soon! On August 6th * MERCY
will continue hosting Medical Cannabis Consultations in Salem, Oregon to help folks get their card when their regular
care physician won't sign for them. Call 503-363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/Clinic.html
- to begin the process of transferring records and setting an appointment. Know of Other Clinic Resources
> Patients > Doctors > Clinics (Specialists) > Then Let
everybody else know. For Oregon,
visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html and Post It! For elsewhere in the USA, visit - http://www.mercycenters.org/usa/
* Looking for a Doctor to Sign for
you or someone you care about in Salem? Need
Medicine? Want to Network? WELCOME to The Club! * The MERCY Club * The folks
at MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center are hosting The Mercy
Club - a Medical Cannabis Network - to help people get their cards, network
patients to medicine and other resources to help with the issues faced by the
community * Call 503.363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/Club.html
- for more details.
* Mon -
Fri, Noon – 5PM * MERCY Office Hours * The folks
at MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center hosting the MERCY
Medical Consultations and HelpDesk. It
is at – 1469 Capital Street NE, Suite #100, Salem,
97301 - and will be open to help people get their
cards, network patients to medicine and other resources to help with the issues
faced by the community * Call 503.363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/Office.html
- for more details.
* Voter Power Patient Resource
Days - are held every Wednesday from 5PM - 7PM and on Thursdays
from 4PM - 6PM at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513. Also, every Wednesday,
Friday, Sunday from 4PM - 8PM in Portland - 6701
SE Foster Rd, Suite D - and on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 4:20PM - 6PM at 1708 W. Main St.,
Medford. Cardholders only
(yes, bring your Card and ID) $10 donation,
medicine for all.
* Mon -
Fri, 10AM – 6PM * SO-NORML Cannabis Information and Resource Center open
daily, 332 W. 6th St. in Medford. Located right next door to the
Federal Courthouse. For info, visit www.so-norml.org
or call 541-779-1448.
* Forums. A means to communicate and network on
medical cannabis in Portland across Oregon and around the world. A list of Forums, Chat Rooms, Bulletin Boards
and other Online Resources for the Medical Cannabis Patient, CareGiver, Family
Member, Patient-to-Be and Other Interested Parties. * Resources > Patients
(plus) > Online > Forums * Know any?
Let everybody else know!
Visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Forums.html and Post It!
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* Monday,
August 2nd, 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
* August
3rd, 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.
* Every
Wednesday (except Holidays), next is August
4th * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * The Mercy Club, a CardHolders
MeetUp hosted by MERCY at the Almost Home restaurant
in Salem.
Located at 3310 Market St NE, Salem, OR, 97301. And HEY!
The owner is allowing an enclosed tent to be set up in/on the Smokers Patio
outside and Clone Exchanges and the like in a Private Room. NOTE: PLEASE bring the
Clones and other Medical Cannabis Resources into and thru the Restaurant in
non-transparent containers so they will NOT be in "public view".
People failing to do so will NOT be in compliance with OMMA and are assuming
their own responsibility, as well as messing with the bizness, and that's a
heck of a reward for allowing all this.* for more info, call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit:
http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_AlmostHome.htm
* Wednesday, August 4th,
7pm * and 1st Wed of every month
* an Oregon Green Free (OGF - PDX) meeting, at Stark Street Pizza, in Portland, Oregon * Social meeting, Open to
public. Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF.
* Saturday,
August 7th (maybe!),
2pm * OGF SOUTH CHAPTER in Medford
holds regular monthly meetings and
classes for medical marijuana cardholders to learn how to become
self-sufficient on the first Saturday of every month
from 2pm to 4pm at the SO-NORML
Resource Center, 332 W. 6th St in
downtown Medford at Ivy
& 6th. Visit
- http://www.oregongreenfree.org - or call - 541-210-8790
- for more information.
* Every
other Tuesday, next is August
10th * all at 7pm *
Eugene’s Cannabis T.V. Show filming in Eugene
* 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. Eugene Cannabis TV Weekly Production happens every Tuesday from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at: Community TV 29 Studio behind Sheldon High School
* Contact Dan Koozer, Producer –
ECTV at 541.517-0957 or visit:
http://w-v-norml.org
*
Thursday, August 12th at
Noon * SO-NORML General
Membership meeting at SO-NORML Resource
Center, 332 W. 6th St., Medford, OR. For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.
* Saturday,
August 14th, 11am – 2pm * Oregon
NORML Cardholders Meeting * Oregon
NORML holds twice-monthly meetings for their members who are Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program cardholders. The meetings are held at a location TBA. You must be in line for the meeting and inside before
Noon - the doors lock at Noon and no one is admitted after Noon. Click > here < for more or call - 503-239-6110.
*
Saturday, August 14th *
and Every 2nd Saturday of the month * at DHS
building, 1607 Gekeler Lane, in LaGrande at Noon * hosted by
OGF East * General Meet-Up, open to the
public. Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF.
* (every
3rd) Tuesday, (next
is) August 17th, 2 PM * Growing 2 - Advanced Growing Class * for
those that have a basic knowledge of how to grow Medical Marijuana, and are
interested in learning much more.
At the SO-NORML Resource Center, 332 W. 6th
St., Medford, OR. For info, visit www.so-norml.org
or call 541-779-1448.
* Saturday,
August 21st * 12:30pm * at the Tigard Town
Hall (Tigard) * OGF-PDX-West * Meeting,
open to the public. Happens every 3rd Sat. of the
month. Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF
*
Sat. - Sun., August 21st - 22nd,
(third weekend in Aug.) 2010 * Seattle HempFest in Seattle,
from 10 to 8. Admission is
still FREE, and still at Myrtle Edwards Park, Pier 70
on the third weekend of August. 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://seattlehempfest.com/
*
Thursday, August 26th * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * TV Show filming and Patient MeetUp
hosted by MERCY-TV at CCTV in Salem, at Capital
Community Television, 575 Trade St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Monthly
Filming and Meeting. Usually
(!) every last Thursday
of the Month, start setting up at 6:30PM * call: 503.363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
*
Sat.- Sun., August 28th – 29th, 2010 (4th
week-end in August) * Oly HempFest in Olympia.
The Olympia Hempfest is held at Heritage Park,
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. Oly Hempfest 2008 will feature
16+ musical acts that are made up of regional touring bands and Olympia’s most
prominent up coming artists performing. In addition there will be a disc golf
course for your enjoyment. Contact: by
phone: 360.456-3517 -or- Find more information
at: http://www.olyhempfest.com/
* (4th)
August 28th, 11am – 2pm * Oregon
NORML Cardholders Meeting * Oregon
NORML holds twice-monthly meetings for their members who are Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program cardholders. The meeting will be held at a location TBA. You must be in line for the meeting and inside before
Noon - the doors lock at Noon and no one is admitted after Noon. Click > here < for more or call - 503-239-6110.
*
Saturday, August 28th at Noon (maybe!) * in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside
* OGF-North-Coast * Meeting. Open to
the public. (usually!) Happens every 4th Sat. of the month.
* Saturday,
August 28th, 2pm * Willamette Valley NORML Member / Public meeting *
Normally happens every 4th Sat. of the month and is held at Herbs Toasted Subs,
1210 Willamette, in Eugene
* Note: due to no pressing members-only business we
will combining Member and Public meetings this month. For more info call: 541.517-0957 –or- visit:
http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html
*
Saturday, August 28th at 2 pm (maybe!) * at Big Blue, the Oregon Green Free
(OGF) Patient Resource Center 2375 SE 174th Ave.,
Portland * OGF-PDX-East * Meeting, open to the public. Happens every 4th Sat. of the month. Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF
*
September
7th * 10:00
am to 2:30 pm * ACMM / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting * location: TBA *
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 971.673-1226
or by visiting the OMMP website at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/
*
NORML's 39th National Annual Conference Convenes In Portland, Oregon
* At the busiest and most
productive time in the cannabis law reform movement's history, there has never
been a better time to attend a national NORML conference! The 39th annual national NORML conference
will be held September 9-11, 2010 at the
historic landmark Governor Hotel in downtown
Portland, Oregon. This
year's annual conference is expected to be a quick sell-out because there are a
limited number of rooms at the host hotel and conference registrations
available than previous national conferences in San Francisco, Berkeley and Los
Angeles. So (1) Save the dates on your
calendar and (2) Reserve your room(s)
at the beautiful and centrally located Governor Hotel (all rooms have balconies
and allow smoking), NORML has
negotiated excellent room rates at this historic registry hotel: (a)
Superior Room ($147/night); (b)
Deluxe Double or King Size bed ($157/night); (c)
Junior Parlor Suite ($166/night). Reserve your room right now for NORML 2010
in Portland by calling 503-241-2109, and please
indicate 'NORML 2010 Annual Conference' to receive the discount. Visit - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=8125
- for more.
Procrastination will not pay! If
you snooze, you lose! First come, first served! Thanks in advance for all your help and support
reforming America's antiquated cannabis laws, NORML's staff look forward to
seeing longtime supporters, along with new ones, at the organization's 39th
annual national conference in beautiful, progressive and cannabis-friendly Portland, Oregon this September. Double Bonus: Hempstalk, <http://www.hempstalk.org/> the
largest pro-cannabis rally in Oregon, which is held at a beautiful state park
at the confluence of the mighty
Columbia and Willamette Rivers, is the same weekend as NORML's national
conference!
*
Saturday, September 11th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 12th,
10AM to 7PM - 2010 * HempStalk happens in Portland,
Oregon. * at Kelley Point
Park * 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/ * or
Contact HempStalk organizers: The Hemp
and Cannabis Foundation (THCf), by phone:
1-800-723-0188 -or- visiting: http://thc-foundation.org/
*
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at Noon
* HEALING OREGON - Strains for Pain Competition. Join OMCU as they bring some of the best
medical cannabis in the state to the patients of Oregon. They will
be evaluating strains for different ailments in a double blind study. Trophies
will be awarded for the best strain.
All
entrants must sign a participant contract and abide by the event rules. All
entrants and participants must be valid OMMP cardholders. Application &
rules packages are available at OMCU. (Oregon Medical Cannabis University), visit - http://www.oregonmedicalcannabisuniversity.com/
- for more on OMCU. Special
accommodations available for those of you not in the immediate area. Please
call 503-649-2999 for details. Limited space available. Judges
tickets & general admission tickets are already on sale! Event details will
be provided upon ticket purchase. More info to be announced as they
go. If you are interested in being an entrant, sponsor or participant please
call for details. Or send them an email at info@omcu.net
* Next Eugene Cannabis Cup,
TBA. Last was * Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 at 11:30am – 5pm * at Voter Power Office, 687 River Ave.,
Eugene, 97404-2513 . Vendors, Speakers, Cannabis Awards,
Information Booths. All
proceeds will go to I-28 for Patients Rights to Safe Access to their
Medicine. Contact: Jim Greig, 541-844-1220 -or-
jimgreigads@yahoo.com
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The Doctor is In ... Salem!
* MERCY is hosting Medical Cannabis Consultations to help folks get their card when their regular care physician won't sign for them. They are happening at – 1469 Capital Street NE, Suite #100, Salem, 97301 -
call 503.363-4588 for more, Click here for map and directions.
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Need Medicine?
Welcome to The Club! Every Wednesday,(7PM - 9PM) *
Meeting on Medical Cannabis in
Salem,
at the
Almost Home restaurant, 3310 Market St NE, Salem, OR, 97301
. And WOW! The owner is allowing an enclosed tent to be set up in/on the Smokers Patio outside and Clone Exchanges and the like in a Private Room.
* Click here for map and directions.
And,
Mon - Fri, Noon – 5PM * 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 – 1469 Capital Street NE, Suite #100, Salem, 97301 -
call 503.363-4588 for more, Click here for map and directions.
Monday, September 6th, 7pm *
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 Meetings and Meet-Ups around the state.
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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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Join the Global Marijuana Marches!
This World-wide Cannabis Liberation Action Item is happening
May 7, 2011
in 200-plus cities in Oregon and all over the Planet!
In
Salem
- High Noon at the Capital Mall, W. Summer & Center;
in
Eugene
- (usually!) High Noon at the Federal building, 7th & Pearl;
in
Portland
- (usually!) High Noon starting in Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Learn More ...
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CAMPAIGN WATCH!
Medical Cannabis for PTSD for Veterans, Police, Firefighters and Other American Citizens
NOTICE: Effort to Add PTSD to the OMMP is in Denial and Needs Your Help. Contact DHS department officials with your Testimony / Discussion Points as to How The Process was Biased and How Cannabis (Marijuana) is, indeed, safe and effective medicine.
Help the Efforts underway to add PTSD to the List of Qualifying Conditions to Register with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.
Visit our PTSD
action center today.
And tell everybody you know about it.
Then tell everybody you don't know. Yet.
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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!WANTED!
Bands and Musicians in general!!
for Cannabis Jam Sessions, events and such.
Like the MMM in Salem, May 5th, 2007, 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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Want One?
Click here for List.
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Update the Bulletin Board.
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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)
Please take a moment to check out and Sign our GuestBook
and comment on the site.
Drop a line, just say "hey" if nothing else.
Then, get active. And be a part of the change as you help make it happen.
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It's a matter of compassion and common sense about science, public health and human rights.
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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