What’s
Happening
in Oregon state and NorthWest,
and beyond – 2010
see below
for details
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Events -------
* Every
Wednesday (except Holidays), next is March
10th * 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
* Friday
thru Sunday, March 12-14th * Students For Sensible Drug
Policy's International Conference * SSDP's international conference is the
largest gathering of students and youth from around the world who are working
to end the failed War on Drugs. This year's conference will take place in
San Francisco, a city at the forefront of
sensible drug policies. Visit - http://ssdp.org/conference/
* Saturday,
March 13th, 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 the Village Ballroom, 700 NE Dekum, Portland, Oregon. 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.
*
Saturday, March 13th * 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,
March 20th, High Noon * Emerald
Empire HempFest (EEH) Volunteer Meeting *
This event repeats most every week until Tuesday July 20, 2010 and is
held at Cozmic Pizza, 199 West 8th Avenue, inside
the Theo's Coffee meeting room, in Eugene, 12:00 - 1:30pm * call: 541.517-0957 –or-
visit: http://w-v-norml.org/events/EEH.html#meetings
* Saturday,
March 20th * 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, March 20th * 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.
* Every
other Tuesday, next is March 23rd * 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, March 25th
* 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 * call: 503.363-4588
or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.
* Saturday,
March 27th, 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 the Village Ballroom, 700 NE Dekum, Portland, Oregon. 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.
* Saturday, March 27th,
3pm * Oregon NORML General membership meeting * at Good
Neighbor Pizzeria, 800 NE Dekum, Portland, OR 97211 * General membership meeting, open to the
public; You DO NOT
need to be a member of Oregon NORML to attend; The meeting is free, and this is
a non-smoking, non-cannabis consuming event. Click > here
< for more on the event. Visit - http://www.ornorml.org/calendar
- for more on OR-N events.
* Saturday,
March 27th, 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, March 27th 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, March 27th 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
*
March 29th * 10:00
am to 2:30 pm * ACMM / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting * location: Portland State Office
Building, 800 NE Oregon St, Conference Room 1E, Portland, OR 97232 *
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/
* sometime in March , probably Tuesday, 7:00pm
to 9:00pm *
Public Meet Up of VanPAH.Net, a Vancouver (WA)-area Patient
Help Resource NetWork for current Medical Cannabis Patients and CareGivers as
well as those To-Be. At 212 S. Parkway, Battle
Ground, Washington, 98604 * Meeting Agenda: News and Information in general, for example
- How to Get Qualified,
where to Find a Doctor; How to Find a Grower; Dispensaries in Washington? But, mostly, How’s It Going with You, The
People? What are your issues? Ideas? NOTE: But the group is Furniture-challenged at
this stage so it is B.Y.O.C – Bring Your Own Chair. SORRY! This meeting organized as a Public Service
by MERCY – The Medical Cannabis Resource Center. Help spread the word! Click here for quarter
sheets in MS-WORD, and here for some in
Adobe-PDF. Print 'em off, cut 'em up, hand 'em out -or- leave 'em at
appropriate places! For more info about Meetings and Meet-Ups in your area,
call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit - http://www.mercycenters.org/links/Wash_St.html
* Saturday,
April 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 - or call - 541-210-8790
- for more information.
* Monday,
April 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,
April 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.
* The Sixth National Clinical
Conference On Cannabis Therapeutics, Co-sponsored by the School of Medicine,
University of California at San Francisco; the Rhode Island State Nurses
Association and Patients Out of Time will be held on April
15-17, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Warwick, RI. * 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/Clinical-Conferences/2010-upcoming-conference
* Friday,
April 16th – Sunday, April 18th, 2010
* CannaTrade
2010 - 10 years anniversary! Dear
CannaTraders, We are pretty glad to welcome you at our 10th jubilee in the year
2010: 16th to 18th of April 2010, Basel/Basle
Exhibition, Fair Hall 5, Switzerland. You will find all information on
the registration for exhibitors online from now on:
www.cannatrade.ch/exhibitors
The programme as well as the
highlights of this jubilee edition will be published bit by bit – we’ll keep
you updated!
* Friday,
April 23rd – Sunday, April 25th, 2010 (last week-end in April) * starts:
whenever you get there * MERCYs 3rd Annual Wake-n-Bake * to be held at the
North Falls Group Camp, RV area A, at the Silver
Falls State Park near Silverton * We will be
reserving the spot starting 4pm, Friday, so
folks can get there any time after that.
Communing Friday afternoon and evening, a pancake breakfast Saturday
morn (8am – 10am) and Networking til 1pm, Sunday.
* Donation of $10/person + $5/car is requested * To reserve your
spot or, for more on MERCY, call: 503.363-4588
* for more info on the Camp,
like directions, visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/Wake_n_Bake.htm
* Saturday,
May 1st, 2010, High Noon * Marches for Global Cannabis Liberation * Also
known as the Million Marijuana Marches, this Action is happening in Salem,
Eugene, Portland and around the World.
Check your local listings.
Salem plan: MERCY will assemble for this event, starting
at 11am, at the far end of the mall across from the steps of the Capital
Building, Salem, Oregon on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 and March at High Noon. Officially, the corner of W. Summer and
Center streets. At High
Noon (sharp!) we proceed down W. Summer thru the Mall to the corner of W.
Summer and Court. Then west down Court
Street on the north side-walk. We do
not have permission ($!) 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. Visit - http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM.html - for map and more.
Eugene: W-V-NORML is assembling at 11am at the Federal Building, 7th
& Pearl,
with the Rally beginning at High Noon. Speakers
include, Elvy Musikka; Dr. Arthur Livermore; Allan Erickson; Ed Glick, RN.;
Shawn Flury; Jen Valley; Barry Stull; and our own Dan Koozer as MC. Please
bring all of the available MJ & MMJ rally signs that you can. Then there is the After Party and Fundraiser, 8PM, 687 River Ave., Eugene, to celebrate our success and plan
next years action. Open to the public, however - OMMP
CardHolders NOTE: There will be a place for patients to medicate.
Visit - http://w-v-norml.org/events/GMM.html - for more.
Portland: Oregon-NORML usually gathers at Pioneer
Courthouse Square at 11am and leaves the square at High Noon with a full police
escort, marching through the streets of Portland to demand an end to adult
marijuana prohibition. They return to the square following the march for an
all-day festival to educate the public about the benefits of medical marijuana,
industrial hemp, and social cannabis use as compared to alcohol. For more
information, please contact Oregon NORML at 503-239-6110 or visit - http://www.ornorml.org/gcm/index.php. Come out
and join what has become a staple of local Portland culture, the Global
Cannabis March.
Visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM.html for more on local action. For updated full list, go to 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
*
Saturday, May 22nd, 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
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Tell
the President: Don't Just Say It. Do It!
You Can Make a Difference
Tell the president: We need a new direction for U.S. drug policy, not
the status quo. > Take
Action NOW! <
President Obama is saying all the right things when
it comes to drug policy reform, but not enough has changed since he took
office. You and I need to show President Obama that we won't stand
for the status quo on drug policy.
After a promising start on drug policy issues, the
Obama administration has gone astray. The president’s proposed drug war budget
looks a whole lot like the Bush administration’s drug war budget, with funding
for failed enforcement policies far outweighing funding for treatment. Tell the
Obama administration you’re tired of Bush-era drug policy and ready for some
change you can believe in!
Last month, President Obama nominated an anti-reform
Bush holdover to head the DEA. Under the Bush administration, nominee Michele
Leonhart coordinated numerous medical marijuana raids and stood in the way of
scientific research. A new drug policy requires new leadership, especially when
the nominee was so closely associated with the failed policies of the past. The
president has repeatedly said that science, not politics, should guide drug
policy, and his drug czar called for an end to the war on drugs. The Obama
administration isn’t spouting drug war rhetoric, but it hasn’t abandoned drug
war policies either.
Write to the president and urge him to deliver on his
promise to improve U.S. drug policy. > Take
Action NOW! <
* Help
Kevin! A Legal
Medical Cannabis Grower in Miscarriage of Justice, Convicted of Manslaughter
for Self-Defense against a Repeat Intruder with a Record.
1. WRITE
to Kevin and help keep his
spirits up. Kevin needs everyone's help while he is denied his freedom and his
medicine. Please write to inquire, amuse, entertain and otherwise keep his
mind occupied with things other than where he is, etc. Write to -
Kevin Metcalfe
c/o 60 Punahele St.
Hilo, HI 96720
2.
Prepare For APPEAL and other
efforts to get him out of the hell-hole and access to medicine, at least.
Bottom line is it is going to take MONEY, so Donate what you can.
3.
HELP SPREAD The WORD! Tell EVERYBODY You Know, then everybody you don't know. Yet! Join the e-mail list and stay tuned to latest
developments.
Thanx! and keep the support flowing.
* Join The
Campaign! Medical Cannabis for PTSD for
Veterans, Police, Firefighters and other Oregon-American citizens. Help the Efforts underway to add
PTSD to the List of Qualifying Conditions to Register with the Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program. Visit our PTSD today at - http://mercycenters.org/action/camp_PTSD.html And tell everybody you know. Then tell
everybody you don't know. Yet.
Need
Medicine? Want to Network?
* Voter
Power Patient Resource Days - are held every Wednesday
from 5PM - 7PM and on Thursdays
from 4PM - 6PM at 687 River Ave., Eugene. Cardholders only (yes, bring your Card and
ID) $10 donation, medicine for all.
* Want To
Get Your Card? MERCY is hosting Medical
Cannabis Consultations in Salem. Please call 503-363-4588
or email – info@mercycenters.org - to begin
the process of transferring records and scheduling an appointment. Help
spread the word! Click here for
flyers in MS-WORD, and here for some
in Adobe-PDF and Click here for
quarter sheets in MS-WORD, and here for
some in Adobe-PDF. Print 'em off, cut 'em up, hand 'em out -or- leave 'em at
appropriate places!
* Voter
Power is hosting a Medical Marijuana Program referral clinics in Eugene. Please
call 503-224-3051 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in's
welcome after 12 noon, but you must have
qualifying medical records with you. Visit - VoterPower.org
- for more on VP.
* Need a Doctor to sign for you?
> Resources > Patients > Doctors > Clinics
(Specialists) Others? Let everybody 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/
*
the Oregon NORML Cannabis Café * Rumpspankers,
700 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211 * You must be a registrant of the
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) and member of Oregon NORML to gain
entrance to the café. Additional membership fees will be charged to determine
the level of access to the café. For the Grand Opening, the entry
fee was $25.00, which covers the first month
of membership and an all-day entry pass. A donation-based full range of
medical cannabis will be available to sample free of charge. Also, snacks and
consignment items from vendors like Urbage Designs and Stoned Made will be
available for purchase. Contact: Oregon NORML via their message line
- 503-239-6110 -or- visit: http://www.ornorml.org
* Stay Tuned for Next * Public
Meet Up in Bend-area (Redmond),
Oregon * Or any other
Medical Cannabis Resource NetWork Opportunity for Patients as well as
CardHolders-to-be. * whether Social
meeting, Open to public –or- Cardholders Only * Let everybody know, visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html and Post It! For example . . .
* 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!
* Stay
tuned for next * Jack Herer Benefit Party, last was $5 suggested donation at the door, and was held
at Rumpspankers,
700 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR 97211 *
Jack Herer, author of “The Emperor Wears No Clothes”, needs
our help. He has worked himself nearly
to death for the sake of cannabis law reform, taken ill, and is now in a home
needing constant care. Join us to help the Herer family in their time of
need. Special appearances by Margo
Pass, Tim Pate and more. Raffle Prizes,
Great Music and ALL proceeds go to the Herer family. Do U Know Jack?
Visit - JackHerer.com
- and find out how well U do!
*
Portlandsterdam University classes * See Class
Information for Details and requirements
*No card required - Open to public *
Classes
Start at $25 with Free Basic Grow Class 100
and Politics Classes as well as Special Weekend Package Pricing * Come in and
check them out. Join them for a whole
weekend and get all their classes in one package, or just drop in, take their
free introductory classes or select the single class you want. *
503-788-2349 * visit - www.PortlandsterdamUniversity.com
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more Upcoming Events -------
* Friday and Saturday, first week-end in June, 2010 * Aspen
Legal Seminar *
Join NORML for a two-day CLE program, usually at The Gant
in Aspen, Colorado. NORML will, of course, have CLE credit for this program
from all states that require continuing legal education credits for their
attorneys. This annual Aspen
NORML Legal Seminar weekend has become a favorite for many of the NLC members,
as well as Activists, and everyone looks forward to another great weekend this
June. Please mark your calendar and plan to join the
revolution. Visit - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6823 - for more.
* Saturday,
July 4th, 2010 * Fourth Of July Hemp Coalition's Annual Smoke-In at the
National Mall in Washington DC. Last year the Rally started at "High Noon" in Lafayette
Park (North side of the White House). From 12:00-3:00pm
Activist speakers from the front lines of the "War On Drugs" commented
on the progress and direction of ending marijuana prohibition and other aspects
of drug policy reform. The
Concert began at 2pm in the Henry Bacon Ball
Field located at 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue
NW. Performers and
activists presented a colorful message relating to our cause during the
afternoon. At 4:00pm the "Peace Mile Parade" concluded
it's march route at the ball field. For more info Contact: Fourth of July Hemp Coalition
(FJHC) - P O Box 5513, Washington DC 20016, phone 202-286-5586, or visit - http://www.smoke-in.org/
* Eugenes own Emerald Empire
HempFest * Hempfest 2010 will be a multi-day event with food, guest speakers,
music, activists, and live entertainment, plus vendors offering earth-friendly,
hemp-based products and food. Visit: http://w-v-norml.org/events/EEH.html
for all the details, including map.
They have had a new webmaster step up to help them, check out their
updated website - http://emeraldempirehempfest.com
Many thanks to the new EEH
webmaster David Garton of Roswell, Georgia, who has as one of his art mediums
sandblasted glass as shown here - http://theblackartesociety.com/Jars.html - and he's making a prototype 'Willamette
Valley NORML' Nug Jar with their name and multiple mj leaves. EEH found David via the "Constitutional
Patriots Opposing Prohibition" Yahoo Group - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cp3/ - and it’s noteworthy that David wrote;
"I'm committed to seeing the commercial production and sale of marijuana
to adults legalized in my lifetime so I'm open to helping as many legalization
groups as possible with their websites. I'd be very happy if I get a few more
groups contacted me for free work."
The Emerald Empire HempFest in Eugene.
WHERE: TBA, usually Washington-Jefferson
Park, Eugene, OR * WHEN: Third week-end in
July 2010 – Friday - 4:20p-10:00p,
Saturday - High Noon-10:00p, Sunday - High Noon-8:00pm * WHY: To
educate the public about the plant Cannabis (HEMP). NOTE: EEH needs
storage space, Any size would be helpful. The equivalent of a one car garage
would be great, the equivalent of a two car garage would be a dream come
true. Thanks!
The Emerald Empire HempFest is an annual event (third weekend in July),
held in a city park. It is ‘Free-to-the-public’ event. Education is the primary
goal of this all-volunteer effort. There will be two stages with
great musical bands, a food court featuring nutritious foods, art booths, and
vendors featuring many hemp products, and nonprofit booths. Guest
speakers will discuss the environmental benefits of hemp, medical uses of
Marijuana and the futility and negative consequences of prohibition. As former
organizer Eilleen Erdelt once stated: "The HempFest is a family-oriented
event celebrating a God-given plant that has been prohibited by man."
Our Mission. The purpose of the Emerald Empire Hempfest is to unite our citizens in
calling for sweeping reforms in America's laws against cannabis and hemp. This is a uniquely valuable plant:
it provides high levels of key nutrients, relieves symptoms for patients
suffering from an array of medical conditions, and can be made into
environmentally positive products such as clothing, paper, paint, biodegradable
plastics, and replacements for fossil fuels.
Please join us in the fight to roll back prohibition
and increase production and usage of one of the world's most beneficial plants!
With your help, Hempfest 2010 will be even bigger and better. Hope to
see you there!
Entertainment: TBA
With your help, Hempfest 2010 will be even bigger and better. No illegal activities will be
tolerated. (SORRY! No Acts of Civil Disobedience this year) This is an
Alcohol-Free event. This is an ALL AGES event. Visit > www.EmeraldEmpireHempfest.com <
for more. Hope to see you there!
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
Visit: http://w-v-norml.org/events/EEH.html
for all the details, including map. See all of you there!
*
Fri.-Sat.-Sun., August 21st-23rd, (third weekend in Aug.) 2010
* Seattle HempFest in Seattle. Starting in 2010, Seattle Hempfest will now be a
three-day event! It will open on Friday August 21 from 12 noon to 8 pm,
in addition to being open Saturday and Sunday August 22, 23 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/
*
Sat.- Sun., August 22nd - 23rd
–ish, 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.
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/
*
Saturday, September 12th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 13th,
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/
*
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! If you have questions,
contact NORML by phone at 888-67-NORML or Visit - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7877 - And Spread the Word! Visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3427 for the latest on NORML conferences.
* Tuesday, October 13th-ish,
2010 (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. 13th. 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 3rd (1st
Tues.) * 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
VOTE!
And be sure everybody you know does so also
* Tuesday, November 3rd-ish
(1st Tues.), 2010
* 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
12-ish - 10am to 10pm, 2010 * The Oregon Medical Cannabis
Awards should occur * The last Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), took
place at the Ambridge Events Center (300 NE Multnomah,
Portland).
The event's daily activities were open to the public
from 10am-5pm. Vendors of various medical
cannabis and hemp-related products were for sale. Non-profit
organizations offering educational
materials. There was a Sustainable Fashion Show, including hemp clothing. Their
legal panel examined the latest issues in medical cannabis. Speakers and
demonstrations on the main stage educated and enlightened. Their special
guest NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre gave the keynote address.
The 7pm-10pm evening
event was a ticketed banquet honoring the leaders and achievers in the field of
medical cannabis in Oregon. Visit:
> http://www.ornorml.org/omca
* Saturday, February 13
through Sunday, February 21-ish, 2011 *
Mark your calendars for the eighth annual National Medical Marijuana
Week *
Medical Marijuana Week offers medical marijuana activists and advocates
a great national banner for local events. ASA will be publicizing Medical
Marijuana Week to our thousands of activists across
the country, so if you have an event you want to
share, they can help put the word out. How can you use Medical Marijuana Week in
your community? Here are a few ideas,
from small to big:
·
A candlelight vigil in support of patients
·
A city or county proclamation
·
A lobbying visit with your elected officials
·
A panel discussion on the science behind medical
marijuana
·
A fundraiser (maybe even for ASA!)
For
more details, contact the Americans for Safe
Access (ASA) Team toll-free
at 888.929.4367
or visit
-http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/mmjweek
* Saturday,
February 20th-ish, 2011, usually 8pm - Late * The Sweet Leaf
Valentine Ball * W-V-NORML is having their first 2010 Emerald Empire HempFest
(EEH) fundraiser of the season at the Voter Power Office, 687 River Ave, Eugene, Feb 20, 8:00p-? There are exciting things coming, Let's all
pull together please. Let's help get their debt behind them and raise the money
to get EEH-2010 off the ground. .
* November
12-14-ish, 2011 * International
Drug
Policy Reform Conference * Albuquerque, New
Mexico. Every two
years drug policy reformers from across the United States and around the world
come together to listen, learn, network and strategize. If you’re
working to bring about drug policies based on science, compassion, health and
human rights, you can’t afford to miss this extraordinary gathering! Read more about the conference at › http://www.reformconference.org/
- Action
Items and Alerts -
* LEGISLATIVE Update:
Bills relating to medical cannabis, hemp legalization and marijuana
prohibition reform in general have been introduced at the Federal and State
levels, both in Oregon State and across the nation. For example -
* There are 30+ bills relating to marijuana in the Oregon
State legislature this session and there are probably more coming. Hearings are already set for bills regarding patients right
to work & the state garden that takes away patients gardens, among others.
There is a web page set up with a
complete list at -
http://willamettevalleynorml.org/legis/2009/
- with web pages set up for each bill in order to gather
related talking points, LTE examples, Hearing notices, links and Bulletin
Boards so everyone can contribute. Links and other tools on how to contact your rep, find out
about bills, etc. is at - http://willamettevalleynorml.org/legis/state.html
Details
======
more
details on What’s Happening
in Oregon
state, across America and around the World
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Action! ---------------------
*
IACM-Bulletin Special | There is an international survey on the
advantages and disadvantages of different modes of delivery of cannabis-based
drugs and substances. People who want to support the survey are cordially
invited to spread the word on it in the internet. Anyone who uses cannabis or other cannabinoids for medicinal
purposes and has experience with two or more of the following substances or
modes of delivery is invited to participate:
Smoking of cannabis,
Inhalation of cannabis with a vaporizer, Oral use of cannabis as a tea,
Oral use of cannabis in baked goods/cannabis tincture, Oral use of dronabinol/Marinol (THC), Oral use of nabilone/Cesamet, Inhalation of dronabinol (THC) with a
vaporizer, Sativex, other use.
The survey was approved by the Ethics Committee of
the Medical School of Hannover and Participants remain anonymous. Contact info:
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM), Am Mildenweg 6,
D-59602 Ruethen, Germany * Phone: +49 (0)2952-9708571 * Fax: +49 (0)2952-902651
* or visit - http://www.cannabis-med.org
*
We wish to Note the availability of "Medical Marijuana Law," a
book co-authored by Richard Glen Boire, of the Center for Cognitive Liberty
& Ethics (www.cognitiveliberty.org), and Kevin Feeney
Medical Marijuana Law offers a
complete overview of federal law and each of the 11 state medical marijuana
programs. MMJ Law discusses the medical necessity defense in depth, how to
qualify for each state program, the legal rights of patients and the role and
legal rights of caregivers, how to deal with cops and how to remain legal under
your state's law. MMJ Law also explores the rights and responsibilities
of physicians who recommend marijuana, and explains how physicians can avoid
legal troubles.
In addition to the above, MMJ Law
contains a resource guide for each state, listing the prominent clinics and
patient advocacy organizations in each state, contains the Marijuana Policy
Project's Model Medical Marijuana Bill, a forward by Frank Lucido, MD, one of
the prominent marijuana docs in California, and an article by Dale Gieringer
(NORML) providing advice to medical marijuana providers. The book is 190 pages and retails
at 14.95, but is available on Amazon at a reduced price. Clinics who wish to
stock this book should visit the website of Ronin Publishing at ( http://www.roninpub.com/ord_whole.html
).
We feel that this guide will be a
valuable resource for patients, caregivers and their doctors. Any and all
feedback on this book from readers is appreciated. Questions
are also welcome. For more information
Contact: Kevin Feeney, JD (lalunaensumano@hotmail.com)
Advisory Committee on Medical
Marijuana (ACMM) meeting hosted by the OMMP.
Last Quarterly meet:
December, 2009
In Eugene
- and was an Advisory Committee on
Medical Marijuana (ACMM) meeting.
We’ll get whatever documentation
we can and post. Next meeting will be
sometime in March and will probably be in Portland or Salem.
See: http://mercycenters.org/ommp/meets/ for details, including any info we have,
like proposed agenda, etc. We’ll get
copies of documents and stuff from the meetings - and post in our online
library, print out and otherwise Keep you in the loop! - as we can(!) You can also keep up on Public Meeting
Notices by visiting the OMMP website at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/ * Call
the Program at 971.673-1226 for more
info on OMMP hosted meetings. Also, see: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/acmm.shtml for more detail on the Advisory Committee
on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) or visit: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/mtngnotice.shtml
for latest OMMP hosted meetings.
---------------------
NetWork! ---------------------
At meeting and meet-ups hosted by
these non-profit organizations –
*
Patients – current and to be – can Ask Medication questions about how to
apply and get answers from those who have already experienced the issues.
*
Patients can meet with Caregivers - Caregivers can meet with Patients.
* Growing Patients and CareGivers
can Ask grow questions and get answers from Oregon's best medical marijuana
growers.
*
Non-CardHolders and CardHolders alike can Learn the legal details of
Oregon's Medical Marijuana Act and the most recent laws and rules changes – and
what they can do about them.
* Medical Cannabis Network
opportunity in Sweet Home. A Meet Up
has been arranged by MERCY associate Dorothy Westofkansas at the American Legion Building, 1127 Long Street, Sweet Home,
Oregon, 97386 starting at 7pm. The purpose is to establish a regular
networking of Patients, Caregivers and Interested Parties in the area.
It is a public meeting and there
is no medicating or open exchange of resources at the site at this time (must
be “brown bagged”, out of public view).
If resources available, places and times to exchange will be networked
as can. Call 503.363-4588 –or-
visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_PUB_Sweet.htm
This group will be meeting up on a
regular basis every first Monday of the month.
Oregon Green Free (OGF) is a OMMP
CardHolder-based virtual community that networks on-line and arranges meet-ups
and other activity around the state. Oregon
Green Free meets in Portland, Eugene and around the state. Sometimes is
CARDHOLDERs ONLY! Contact info: mail to
Oregon Green Free HQ, 2375 SE 174th Ave., Portland,
Oregon, or phone: 503.760-2671 * or visit: http://www.oregongreenfree.com
Got a Place? Or an Idea?
Post It! visit > http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html
MERCY Monthly Meetings. MERCY hosts Meetings on the Last
Thursday of the Month at CCTV - Capital Community Television of Salem,
Oregon. They’ll start at 7pm and go til
9pm. CCTV address and contact info:
575 Trade St SE
Salem, Oregon 97301
Phone: (503) 588-2288
web: http://www.cctvsalem.org
* Please help us help the sick and
dying, let them know about this opportunity to network to resources
or just get with the Program. For more
info Visit: http://mercycenters.org/tv/
MERCY Office Hours. * The folks at MERCY – the Medical
Cannabis Resource Center have a new building to host the MERCY Consultations
and general Office work, for starters.
It is at – 1469 Capital Street NE, Suite #100,
Salem, 97303 - and will be Open to network patients to
medicine and other resources on an As-Can basis * Call 503.363-4588 for more details. Help
spread the word! Click here for
quarter sheets in MS-WORD, and here for
some in Adobe-PDF. Print 'em off, cut 'em up, hand 'em out -or- leave 'em at
appropriate places!
Still need places to do a variety
of things! If you have any information
or ideas, please let us know. Contact
MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center by phone: 503.363-4588 or email: mercy_salem@hotmail.com
---------------------
Media! ---------------------
the
HomeGrown stuff
every other Tuesday, 7:00 pm -
8:30 pm * Eugene Cannabis T.V. (ECTV) bi-Weekly
Production. Location: Show is filmed at Community TV 29 Studio
behind Sheldon High School * Visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_CLF.htm or Contact: Cannabis Liberation Front * PO
Box 10957, Eugene, Oregon 97440-2957
* Check out more on the show
online at:
http://eugenecannabistv.home.comcast.net
Our Media
list: others? Lets us all know, Post
It!
* Watch CANNABIS T.V. in EUGENE on
Cable Channel 22/29 - EVERY WEEK - The
Eugene Cannabis TV show schedule: EVERY WEEK Wed 8:30 pm, Thurs 8:30am. In Salem, see CANNABIS T.V. on Cable Ch 23,
TUE @ 11 pm, THU @ 1 pm, FRI @ 11 am -or- SAT @ 11pm.
MERCY on
the Tube
ALSO, catch MERCY-TV in Salem, on
Cable Channel 23, TUE @ 10:30 pm, THU @ 2 pm, FRI @ 11:30 am -or- SAT @ 8:30
pm. Many Thanks to CCtv, E.C. TV and
volunteer Peke.
Cannabis
Common Sense
ALSO, catch THCf’s Cannabis Common
Sense in Salem, on Cable Channel 23, MON @ 2 pm, TUE @ 9 pm -or- FRI @ 9
am.
Radio? Printed Media? Others? Post It!
Nationally
Syndicated Talk Show Host To Be New Voice For NORML’s Daily Audio Stash -- Over
28,000 Daily Listeners Download Web’s Most ‘Pot-Friendly’ Political Podcast
Washington, DC, USA: The National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has tapped syndicated radio talk show host
Russ Belville as the new voice for its highly popular podcast, the NORML Daily Audio Stash.
Belville (aka ‘Radical Russ’) is
the current host of the nationally syndicated radio show, "The Russ Belville Show,"
which airs on XM Satellite Radio's Air America channel 167 and on various
terrestrial stations across the country. Belville also serves as the associate
director for Oregon NORML.
"We are thrilled to welcome
Russ on board as the new voice of NORML’s successful audio-programming,"
NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre said. "Five days a week, Russ
will share his broadcast expertise and cannabis insight with the tens of
thousands of NORML listeners who tune into the Daily Audio Stash and
visit the program’s new interactive blog: http://stash.norml.org."
Belville takes over for departing Audio
Stash host Chris Goldstein, who co- founded the program with NORML’s
Executive Director in June 2006.
Today, NORML’s Daily Audio
Stash ranks among the top 10 ‘most subscribed’ political podcasts in Apple
Computer’s iTunes Music Store – typically receiving more downloads than
podcasts produced by the White House, the Pentagon, and US Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton.
Available for download Monday
through Friday at 4:20pm eastern time at: http://www.norml.org, the Daily
Audio Stash provides a forum for politicians, celebrities, physicians,
scientists, and citizen activists to participate in uninhibited conversations
about marijuana and legal reform. Recent guests on the Audio Stash
include US Congressmen and Presidential candidates Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, noted poet and political
activist John Sinclair, recording artists Fishbone and the Kottonmouth Kings, PBS travel-host and author Rick Steves,
comedians Tommy Chong and Rob Cantrell (Last Comic Standing),
political columnist and commentators Clarence Page and Froma Harrop, and pot cultivation expert and noted author Ed Rosenthal.
For more information or to learn how you can
advertise on NORML’s top-rated podcast, please contact host Russ Belville at: radicalruss@gmail.com
or Audio Stash Executive Producer Allen St. Pierre at (202)
483-5500.
MERCY
Event ideas - contact MERCY - or visit their website for more info.
GlassWare Party (was Jan. 28th,
2006). Attention patients who use
"glass" pipes for medical cannabis delivery devices. GlassWare
Parties are an opportunity for medical cannabis patients to examine and inquire
about this particular means of medicating in privacy and comfort.
For example, a GlassWare Party was
held at the MERCY Center Sat., Jan. 28th, 2006 from High Noon to 4:20pm
featuring the very functional glass art of Smokin' Glass of Portland. Patients were able to preview beautiful,
practical "glass" products and accessories in a nice, SAFE, friendly
environment where people can discuss the FAQS openly and straightforward.
Y'see, when in the store, conversations
must be carefully controlled, even in the age of OMMA.
NOTE: "Smoke Shop"
Protocol for Medical Cannabis Patients
Smokin' Glass sells only the
finest quality functional glass art and other products. Sure, WE all know what else they can be used
for, but we can't talk openly about it in the store.
OMMA didn't fix anything in this
area, it's the same old drag. Anyone
heard using words like: Bong, Hash-pipe or any word that implies illegal intent
in the store - could be a local yokel on a boon-doggle or even a DEA agent on a
fishing expedition - and the owner could be fined or even shut down. No joke.
SORRY! But federal law applies, so watch yer terminology! Yep, it's a silly game we ALL must play til
we change the law.
Smokin' Glass has supported
individuals and groups in the medical cannabis movement since the concept
began. They help as much as they can
publicly, mostly by patiently educating consumers on the law when purchasing
their functional glass art for use as delivery devices while giving them the
best price they can.
Now, would like to help more by
offering a discount to the patient community.
Mention you read it here and receive 30% off! Yes, all OMMP Cardholders get a whopping 30 percent savings on
your purchase. So, stop on by their new
location in Portland at -
1408 SE 39th, a half block north
of Hawthorne up 39th, next to Jiffy Lube
- and ask about their water-pipes
(NOT "bongs"!) and other functional glass pieces that OMMA
cardholders may be interested in.
Visit: http://mercycenters.org/events/GlassWare_Party.html for details.
Grow-vention (2/26/05). Growers
Convention. Bring all growers together in safe environment and enable free
exchange of information and resources. Have presentations and booths. Allow
patients to attend in order to pick up info, resources or shop for a grower.
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