What’s
Happening
in Oregon state and NorthWest
- 2008
see below
for details
Action
Items and Alerts
Register, Vote and Get Everybody
You Know to Do So Also. And Vote
Smart! Visit
NORMLs Campaign 2008 web page - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6966
Events
* Tuesday,
July 15th * 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
* Every Wednesday,
next is July 16th * 7:00pm to 9:00pm *
Patient MeetUp hosted by MERCY at Coffeehouse Cafe in Salem. Located at 135 Liberty St. NE Salem, Oregon, 97301, their phone number is 503-371-6768
and they are letting us meet in the “Green Room” * call MERCY at: 503.363-4588 for more info about Meetings and
Meet-Ups * This one will happen every Wednesday.
*
Wednesdays, 7:00
pm - 8:30 pm * Next Emerald Empire Hempfest (EEH) Core Volunteer Meeting
in Eugene is Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 * Location: Washington-Jefferson Park, near
the basketball courts, Eugene. Call
541-517-0957 or visit: http://emeraldempirehempfest.com/
* most Wednesdays
* Doctor Clinic hosted by Voter Power in
Portland * Voter Power is
holding clinics in Portland and in Southern
Oregon. * Call 503.224-3051 or visit:
http://www.VoterPower.org *
Others? Let everybody know, visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html
and Post It!
Empire Empire HempFest * Friday thru Sunday, July 18th-20th, 2008 * and every
3rd week-end in July at Washington-Jefferson
Park, not far from the Willamette River and the city center of Eugene. Hempfest 2008 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!
The event is free, there is no
public over-night camping, the security is provided by a private firm -
approved by the police, natch - thus all situations will be brought to the
organizers before involving authority. We do not believe open
smoking will be allowed, but no roving squads as per other venues. We do not
know if a medication station for patients will be allowed this year.
Contact organizers at:
PO Box 10957
Eugene, Oregon 97440-2957
Phone: 541.517-0957
* 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. * Rsrcs > Pats (plus)
> Online > Forums * Know any?
Let everybody else know!
Visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Forums.html and Post It!
* Saturday,
July 19th * 12:30pm * at the Tigard Town Hall (Tigard)
* OGF-PDX-West * Meeting, open to the public. Happens every 3rd Sat. of the
month.
*
Saturday, July 19th * 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.
* Saturday,
July 26th, 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, July 26th 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.
*
Saturday, July 26th at Noon * in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside *
OGF-North-Coast * Meeting. Open to the
public. Happens every 4th Sat. of the month.
* 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!
* every last Thursday of the Month, next is July 31st * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * TV Show filming and Patient MeetUp
hosted by MERCY-TV at CCTV in Salem, at Capital
Community Television, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Monthly
Filming and Meeting * call: 503.363-4588 for more.
*
Sunday, August 3rd, 1pm - 8pm * Public
Meeting on Medical Cannabis in West Salem,
will happen every 1st Sunday of the month * at
the Westside Restaurant and Lounge, 610 Edgewater St.
NW, Salem, Oregon, 97304 . For more info, Call 503.363-4588
-or- Click here
for a flyer in MS-WORD.
* Monday, August
4th, 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
* Wednesday,
August 6th, 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.
* Saturday,
August 9th, at Noon * a Patient Resource NetWork Meeting in Portland
hosted by Oregon NORML. NOTE: You must
have an OMMP card among other requirements.
Visit: > http://www.ornorml.org < for the latest information on location,
time and requirements.
* Saturday,
August 9th, Noon – 2pm * happens Every 2nd Saturday of the month * an
Oregon Green Free (OGF-Eug) meeting, in Eugene * General
Meet-Up, open to the public at 1pm. NOTE: The
first hour, starting at 12:00 is for Card
Holders, only. The second hour,
starting at 1:00 will be open to the general
public. * Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St, Eugene, Oregon.
*
Saturday, August 9th * 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.
*
Sat.-Sun., August 16th-17th, 2008 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 23rd-24th, 2008 * Oly
HempFest in Olympia. The Olympia Hempfest is held
at Heritage Park, Olympia, Washington on the
fourth weekend of August and happens; SAT - AUG 23rd
from 11AM – 8PM & SUN AUG 24TH from 11AM – 6PM. 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/
*
sometime in September,
2008: time, TBA * location:
TBA
* Next scheduled
Quarterly Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) 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/
* Saturday,
September 6th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 7th, 10AM
to 10PM - 2008 * HempStalk happens in Portland,
Oregon. * 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/
* Tuesday,
October 14th, 2008 (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. 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 7-ish
* 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
* Sometime in 2008 * The Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards * The Oregon
Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), an annual event, was last held at Ambridge
Events Center - 300 NE Multnomah - Portland, Oregon –and – was Open to the
Public: 10am-5pm - Banquet for ticketholders only: 7pm-10pm *
hosted by Oregon NORML. Visit:
> http://www.ornorml.org/omca
Details
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more
details on What’s Happening
in Oregon
state and the NorthWest region - 2008
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Action! ---------------------
Announcing the release 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:
June, 2008
In Bend
- 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 September and will probably be in Portland.
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.
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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.
* 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 and Other Interetsted Parties. * > Rsrcs > Pats (plus) > Online
> Forums * Others? Let everybody
know, visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Forums.html and Post It!
The first meeting of the of the
Oregon MMJ Support Group will be September 5th 2007, at 5pm until 7pm, at the
Redmond Public Library at 827 Deschutes Ave Redmond, OR.
This is an organizational meeting
to kickoff a new concept in MMJ support groups, no money to exchange hands for
MMJ EVER. I am hoping that groups of grower and patients will agree to this
concept. We are not cops, but we don’t want to associate with persons who
believe MMJ is money. We will be a self policing group where we expose anyone
in the group who tries to sell any of us MJ.
The plan would work when four
patients cooperate and fund a grow that would yield more than the four could
consume. Each patient receives what he/she needs and willingly gives the
remainder to the poor and those without medicine. The group would do everything
in a open way so no one has to believe someone’s word. There would be an
accounting system that would protect identities of patients and also return a
list of who received the gifts.
Each group would have surplus each
harvest unless there were a disaster of some kind. Grower/patient groups could
agree to cover each other if somehow a harvest fails. The group would send all
or part of the surplus to those who did not have a good harvest.
I am just trying to organize
support for all card holders. I want the group to not have a leader. I prefer a
small group of five to manage services for the patients. NO Big Chesses!! No
stinky cheese. Everyone equal. All meeting public. All needs processed in the
order of their arrival. I don’t want to be treated special. I am just a
patient. My goal is to help setup such a group in every place where there are
card holders. Any other group may freely copy our model.
Clinton
Email: clinth1947@yahoo.com.
Phone: 541 546-9209
Q: I respectfully suggest that your ideas are compassionate,
idealistic, and a little bit grandiose and naive! ;~) The reality of the
situation is that an idea such as yours would be successful if privately
done in some sort of
"communal" setting. Human
nature; greed, lust for power, self-absorption, will always get in the way of
such utopian ideals, however, especially on the large scale you proposed.
A: Agree that this plan is idealistic, but its the only one that now
fits the law. I would welcome a professional gardener who could legally be able
to be compensated. Rather than giving up and waiting for changes, I decided to
grow as much MMJ for patients as I am now able (under the law). My grow costs
run about $400 per month and I get a good crop. I can afford to pay $100 of
that cost without any stress. I know there are other patients who can do what I
propose. We will help others - motivated by compassion.
I am trying to organize local card holders, and I am proposing this
model as the current way to safely live within the law. When the laws change,
it must provide solutions for those who are the very poor. Prices should be
regulated with a percent going to compassionate care.
I dont want to see the rich dispensary owners in California, be able to
operate like that here in Oregon. The problem with existing Law is that some
patients want to be able to collect for big grow rooms. Some point out that
this is probably illegal - when the costs are
collected from patients not registered with that grower. This leads to a
need for money to get MMJ. Yes it cost me a lot more that the $20 per ounce I
stated. I'm not counting anything other than electricity, bulbs, nutrients,
occasional repairs. I have accepted this and have bitten the bullet and will
not try to recover those costs.
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.
Contact them by phone:
503.760-2671 * or by visiting:
http://www.oregongreenfree.com
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
OGF Meet-Up Info we have, PLEASE
update us if you know more:
* Second Saturday of the Month,
times TBA (usually Noon) * Oregon Green
Free (OGF-Eug) Meeting, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St in Eugene. NOTE: General Meet-Up, open to the public at
1pm. The first hour at 12:00 is for Card Holders, only. The second hour 1:00 will be open to the
general public.
*
1st Wed of every month * at Stark
Street Pizza (Portland), 7 pm * OGF (PDX)
* Social meeting, Open to public.
*
Every 2nd Saturday of the month
* at DHS building in LaGrande at Noon * OGF East * The OGF East or La
Grande area chapter holds its meetings at Integrated Services Building (DHS,
Sr. & Disabled) 1607 Gekeler
Lane, which is on or near the Blue
Mountain Community College. General
Meet-Up, open to the public.
*
Every 3rd Saturday of the month * at the Tigard Town Hall (Tigard) at
12:30 * OGF PDX West * Meeting, open to the public.
*
Every 3rd Saturday of the month *
at the Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall, north of Brookings - from 1pm til 4pm *
OGF-South-Coast * 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. * Meeting. Open to the
public.
*
Every 4th Saturday of the month * at Big Blue, the Oregon Green Free
(OGF) Patient Resource Center at 2 pm *
OGF-PDX-East * Meeting, open to the public.
* Big Blue is located at 2375 SE
174th Ave., Portland, Ore. 97233 * Ph: 503-760-2671 * Fax: 503-715-0120
*
Every 4th Saturday of the month *
in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside at Noon * OGF North Coast * Meeting. Open to the public.
*
Central Oregon OGF (Bend) *
tries to meet every first Saturday but has outgrown their building - we
will update you when they have found one – and let us know.
*
OGF Central Coast (Newport) * have met a couple times and have also
outgrown their room. * Central Coast was renting a yurt in one of the nearby
(Newport) state parks but the last one was overflow to so they are looking for
other options too. If you have an idea
e-mail them at: ogfcentralcoast@oregongreenfree.com. We’ll keep you updated as we find out ...
Got a Place? Or an Idea?
Post It! visit > http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html
* (Usually) Second Saturday of the
Month from 12 Noon to 3 PM * Oregon
NORML Cardholder Patient Meeting in Portland.
These meetings are scheduled monthly on the second Saturday of each
month- except September and December, when the meeting is held on the third
Saturday of the month, and (usually) run from 12 Noon to 3 PM, in
Portland. * NOTE: You must have an OMMP
card among other requirements. Visit:
> http://www.ornorml.org < for the latest information on location,
time and requirements.
Requirements. You must be an Oregon NORML member to
attend. Bring your membership card or receipt of recently-paid dues. They sell
memberships at the door for $35/year. Membership has its privileges - 12
meetings a year - and your dues also help fund their public events, ongoing
education and lobbying efforts.
Bring your OMMP Card & Picture
ID. If you've recently renewed and haven't yet received your card, bring your
DHS paperwork with the receipt from DHS or your registered mail receipt
confirming delivery to DHS. They absolutely will NOT let you in without these
documents! visit: > http://www.ornorml.org <
MERCY Monthly Meetings. MERCY is trying to host 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:
585 Liberty 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/events/Meet_PUB.htm
MERCY Office Hours. The building hosting the MERCY Office in
Salem was sold. MERCY Office will NOT
be Open to network patients to medicine and other resources * Looking for
another Place! Call 503.363-4588 or visit: http://mercycenters.org/PubMeetSAL.htm
for office details.
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
* Clinics, continued. > Rsrcs
> Pats > Docs > Clinics (Specialists)
Others? Let everybody know,
visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html and Post It!
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Media! ---------------------
the
HomeGrown stuff
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm * Eugene Cannabis T.V. (ECTV) 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: Mon EVERY WEEK Wed 8:30 pm, Thurs 8:30am,
Change: Fri 12:30a, 12:30p. In Salem,
see CANNABIS T.V. on Cable Ch 23, TUE @ 11 pm, THU @ 1 pm, FRI @ 11 am -or- SAT
@ 11pm. Also, Film footage of past
Emerald Empire HempFests is being shown on Community TV Ch 22/29 on Monday
at 3:30a, 3:30p and 10:30p, and Tuesday
10:30a. A special thanks to Chris (Taxi Chris) Kelsay.
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.
Upcoming
Events
* Friday, April 25th – Sunday,
April 27th-ish, 2009 (last week-end in April) * starts: whenever you
get there * Willamette Valley NORMLs 1st 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 3rd, 2008 and Mrach at High Noon. Officially, the corner of W. Summer and
Center streets. Eugene: W-V-NORML is Rallying at 7th and Pearl, High
Noon. Portland: Oregon-NORML will assemble Pioneer Square,
11am – March at High Noon. For more,
Visit:
http://mercycenters.org/events/MMM.html
Marches for Global Cannabis
Liberation happen third Saturday in May, All Day, among others. * Salem,
Eugene, Portland and around the World.
Check your local listings. Salem
plan: Also known as the Million
Marijuana Marches, 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 3rd, 2008.
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 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
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!
Spread the Word! Visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3427 for the latest on NORML conferences.
The National Clinical Conferences
on Cannabis Therapeutics * This conference presented state of the art cannabis
research with faculty from the US, England, Canada, Spain, Israel, and the
Netherlands. 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; har
Excite!
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