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This World-wide Cannabis Liberation Action Item is happening
May 2, 2009
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.
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A World of MERCY; Medical Cannabis around the Globe
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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 – 2008/2009 see below
for details * Need a Doctor to sign for you?
> Resources > Patients > Doctors > Clinics
(Specialists) Others? Let everybody know, visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html and Post It! * 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! Events
(Weather permitting, etc. … !) * Every
Tuesday, next are December 30th and January 6th
* all at 7pm * Cannabis T.V. Show
filming in Eugene * Eugene Cannabis TV Weekly
Production happens every Tuesday from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at: Community TV 29 Studio behind Sheldon High School
* Call 541.517-0957 or visit:
http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_CLF.htm * Saturday,
January 3rd, 8pm * the First High Resolution Party * will be held at Studio 6, which is at 6 NE
Tillamook St., in Portland (97212) * 8 Dollar cover, Medication area for
Cardholders. MRU, Garcia Family
Band and Downwind, the three bands. Starts at 9:00pm
doors open at 8:00pm. Belly dancers, Food, and it goes till dawn! call:
503-960-3004 * Saturday,
January 3rd, 2pm * OGF SOUTH CHAPTER in Medford
meets and hold 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 Voter Power building: 1708 W Main St in Medford
OR. Visit
- http://www.oregongreenfree.org - for more information * January
4th * Oregon Medical Cannabis Cultivators Club (O.M.C.C.C.) will be
holding meetings on the 1st and the 3rd Sunday of each
month. Meetings will be held
from 4 to 8 PM at Studio 6, which is at 6 Tillamook
Street, Portland, OR 97212. Call
(503) 995-6604 for more info, visit - http://www.omccc.org/intro.htm to get directions. * Monday,
January 5th, 7pm * and Every 1st Monday of the
month ( except September, no meet ) *
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 * Wednesday,
January 7th, 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 * Every
Wednesday (except Holidays), next are January 7th,
14th, 21st * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * CardHolders
MeetUp hosted by MERCY at The Gathering Place in Keizer. Located at 7845 River Road NE, Keizer, Oregon, 97301, This one will happen
every Wednesday. * for more
info, call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_Gathering.htm *
TBA * Next Emerald Empire Hempfest (EEH) Core Volunteer Meeting in Eugene is TBA *
Location: TBA, in Eugene.
Call 541-517-0957 or visit:
http://emeraldempirehempfest.com/ *
ACMM / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting, scheduled for Mon., Dec. 15th * will
be re-scheduled due to weather
* 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/ * Stay Tuned for Next * Public
Meet Up in Bend-area (Redmond),
Oregon * The first meeting of Oregon MMJ
Support Group was September 5th, 2007, at 5pm until 7pm, at the
Redmond Public Library at 827 Deschutes Ave., Redmond, OR. Another Medical Cannabis Resource
NetWork Opportunity for Patients as well as CardHolders-to-be. * Social meeting, Open to public * Call 541.546-9209 –or- visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meet_OMMJSG.htm < Others? Let everybody know, visit:
http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html and Post It! * Saturday,
January 10th, at Noon * a Patient Resource NetWork Meeting in Portland
hosted by Oregon NORML. The
Basics: 2nd Saturdays = OMMP Cardholders Meetings (Clones and
Medicine); Doors open at 11am, close at Noon; You must be
a cardholder in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program; You must be 21 years of
age or older; You must show valid Oregon Photo ID; You must sign registration
form indemnifying Oregon NORML & Mt. Tabor; You must be a member of Oregon
NORML. NO BUYING OR SELLING OF CANNABIS! Visit: > http://www.ornorml.org/events/cardmtg.html < for the latest information. *
January 10th * and Every 2nd Saturday of the month * at DHS building, 1607 Gekeler Lane, in LaGrande at Noon * OGF East *
General Meet-Up, open to the public.
Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org for more on OGF. * Saturday,
January 10th, 3:00pm * happens Every 2nd Saturday of the month * an
Oregon Green Free (OGF-Eug) meeting, in Eugene * WOW Hall, 8th
and Lincoln, Eugene, Oregon. * Saturday,
January 17th * 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 *
Saturday, January 17th * from 1pm til 4pm *
at the Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall, north of Brookings
- * OGF-South-Coast * Meeting. Open to
the public. * The Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall is at 96349 Cape Ferrelo Road, Brookings,
Oregon. Cape Ferrelo Road East is
off HWY 101 north of Brookings, about 3
miles up on the left. Happens every 3rd
Sat. of the month. * Sunday,
January 18th * Oregon Medical Cannabis Cultivators Club (O.M.C.C.C.)
will be holding meetings on the 1st and the 3rd Sunday
of each month. Meetings will be
held from 4 to 8 PM at Studio 6, which is
at 6
Tillamook Street, Portland, OR 97212.
Call (503) 995-6604 for more info, visit
- http://www.omccc.org/intro.htm to get directions. * Saturday,
January 24th, 2pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting * Normally
happens every 4th Sat. of the month and is held at Herbs Toasted Subs, 1210 Willamette, in Eugene
* call: 541.517-0957 –or-
visit: http://WillametteValleyNORML.org *
Saturday, January 24th at 2 pm * 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 *
Saturday, Saturday, January 24th at Noon * in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside *
OGF-North-Coast * Meeting. Open to the
public. Happens every 4th Sat. of the month. * Saturday,
Saturday, January 24th, at Noon * a Patient Resource NetWork Meeting in
Portland hosted by Oregon NORML. The
Basics: 4th Saturdays = OMMP 101 (Learn the Program, Learn
the Law; Doors open at 11am, close at Noon; You must be
a cardholder in the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program; You must be 21 years of
age or older; You must show valid Oregon Photo ID; You must sign registration
form indemnifying Oregon NORML & Mt. Tabor; You must be a member of Oregon
NORML. NO BUYING OR SELLING OF CANNABIS! Visit: > http://www.ornorml.org/events/cardmtg.html < for the latest information. * January
29th * 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, its being held at this time due
to the holidays. Next is January 29th,
2009 * call: 503.363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more. Upcoming
Events The National Clinical Conferences
on Cannabis Therapeutics, Next Conference for Spring 2010 * This
conference presents state of the art cannabis research with faculty from the
US, and around the world. Areas discussed included the use
of cannabis for pain management, multiple sclerosis, mental health problems,
cancer, glaucoma; use during pregnancy; an overview of the endogenous cannabinoids and their role in
the human body; harm reduction measures
and policy updates. Also, topics such as Providing Patients Safe Access to
Therapeutic Marijuana/Cannabis, which encourages the education of registered
nurses regarding current, evidence-based therapeutic use of marijuana/cannabis. Learn about the scientific
evidence supporting the therapeutic use of cannabis. Researchers from across the U.S. and around the world. NOTE! To
NURSEs and other Medical Professionals - Continuing Medical Education credits
available! CMEs from USCF; also CEUs
for RNs, LVNs, MFTs and Reg.P./pharm.D.
More information on the conference agenda, faculty, registration, and
how to obtain Continuing Education credits is available at: http://www.medicalcannabis.com/conference.htm * Friday,
April 25th – Sunday, April 27th, 2009 (last week-end in
April) * starts: whenever you get there * Willamette Valley NORMLs 2nd Annual
Wake-n-Bake * to be held at the North Falls Group Camp, area C, at the Silver
Falls State Park near Silverton * Change of plan, we will be reserving the spot
starting 1pm Friday, so folks can get there any time after that. Communing and Networking Friday and
Saturday, with a pancake breakfast Sunday morn. * To reserve your spot
or, for more on W-V-NORML, call: 541.517-0957
–or- visit: http://WillametteValleyNORML.org *
for more info on the Camp, like directions, call: 503.873-8681, x23 –or- visit: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_211.php * * Saturday, May 2nd, 2009, High Noon * Marches for
Global Cannabis Liberation * Also known as the Million Marijuana Marches, this
Action is happening in Salem, Eugene, Portland and around the World. Check your local listings. Salem plan: MERCY will assemble for this event, starting
at 11am, at the far end of the mall across from the steps of the Capital
Building, Salem, Oregon on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 and March at High Noon. Officially, the corner of W. Summer and
Center streets. At High Noon (sharp!) we proceed
down W. Summer thru the Mall to the corner of W. Summer and Court. Then west down Court Street on the north
side-walk. We do not have permission
($!) to use the street, so we must stick to the sidewalks and obey pedestrian
rules. We will check on being able to
have bicycles and pace vehicles on the street beside us. Do not block traffic
or impede other citizens attempting to use the walkway. We will march, politely and
peacefully, down to Liberty Street and turn right. We'll go north up Liberty to Center and turn right. Going east down Center we'll come to W. Summer
(the Mall), and return to our original rally point. Eugene: W-V-NORML is Rallying at 7th and Pearl, High
Noon. Portland: Oregon-NORML usually assembles Pioneer
Square, 11am – March at High Noon. Visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM.html for more on local action. For updated full list, go to http://www.worldwidelmarijuanamarch.com -or- http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.com There is also some international MMM
networking going on at this CannabisCulture.com message forum: http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=current
Empire Empire HempFest * Friday thru Sunday, July 17th-19th, 2009 * and every
3rd week-end in July at Washington-Jefferson
Park, not far from the Willamette River and the city center of Eugene. Hempfest 2009 is a three-day event with
food, guest speakers, music, activists, and live entertainment, plus vendors
offering earth-friendly, hemp-based products and food. Special
features include live bands, arts and crafts demonstrations, and a Hemp Fashion
Show. This year's event is expected to draw thousands of people, not only from
the local community, but from all over the West coast. Don't miss the fun.
Visit: http://emeraldempirehempfest.com/ for more. See all of you there! Contact organizers at: PO Box
10957, Eugene, Oregon 97440-2957 –or- Phone:
541.517-0957 *
Sat.-Sun., August 15th-16th, (third weekend in
Aug.) 2009 Seattle HempFest in Seattle.
Admission is FREE, it will be held at Myrtle Edwards
Park, Pier 70 on the third weekend of August and goes from 10AM to 8PM, both days. 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/ *
Sat.- Sun., August 22nd - 23rd,
2009 * 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. 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. 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/ * first Saturday,
September 5th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 6th, 10AM
to 10PM - 2009 * HempStalk happens in Portland,
Oregon. * last year was at
Eastbank Esplanade, 2 S.E. Main,
between Salmon and Madison
* 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/ National NORML Conferences * Stand
Up, Get Out, Speak Up For Your Rights! Where do freedom-loving citizens like
YOU gather? Answer: Events hosted by the National Organization for the Reform
of Marijuana Laws! It's Not Your Parents' Prohibition! The 2008 NORML Conference was held Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19 at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, CA. Stay tuned for next! And Spread the Word! Visit: http://www.norml.org/index.c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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