"Public Meetings"
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One of the missions of MERCY is to establish regular get-togethers in each community where the are
(or will be!) medical cannabis patients.
The purpose is to get patients networking and self-sufficient within their neighborhoods, assist
those seeking information about the OMMP - but - especially to establish consistent, independent and
free lines of communication for patients, caregivers and activists.
The goal is to get reps from other meeting groups coming to exchange action items of interest to
individuals, the group or other visiting reps, as well as sending our rep to their meetings.
A network - a chain - of meetings up and down I-5 and across the state working in conjunction with
e-mail lists and bulliten boards.
The building hosting MERCYs Center is on the market to be sold. Our last official availability will be the end of August. After 8/31/2006 we will be open as we can. The place could sell tomorrow or not for some time. We have to be prepared to move - which also makes the place presentable for showing - in either case. We can use it til then, just can't promise or really schedule to be there. It is doubtful the new owner will let us stay, much less as is, but we'll keep praying. Interested in a good-sized, multi-partitioned building on a high-traffic street in a prime location in Salem? contact -> Robby When the center becomes unavailable we'll have to meet someplace public to assist non-cardholders get with the program as well as some place to privately exchange patient resources. Places such as parking lots and state parks - like in the bad old days. To satisfy all the needs MERCYs Center used to fuilfill, we need Places - - to generally Meet. Public, non-medicating, non-resource-exchanging. From Meet-Ups to Town Halls. - to Exchange. With facilities for cardholders to be out of public view. - to Medicate. Sufficient environmental, health and safety (fire) control - as well as legal (OMMP protocol) - to allow smoking, vaporizing, etc. - to Event. Space and/or ability to make Noise, plus Other - restrooms, wheelchair access, etc. - Exchange/Event. Large area with enclosed areas to accomidate both Card-holders and Non. - to Post. Bulletin Boards, Posters. - to Literature. Places to drop/p-u Newsletters, Flyers, etc. Have your own, and let us know! Check our Calendar for others we're aware of. Flyers to SPREAD the WORD! PRINT and DISTRIBUTE THESE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. Click here for MS-Word (doc) version, here for Adobe (pdf) version. Distribution of Medicine. First, Is always SUBJECT to AVAILABILITY! We try to accomidate the public and cardholders with their issues without consideration so that no one suffers or goes away empty-handed, if we can help it. and, especially NOTE: No Consideration Allowed.
We distribute and facilitate environments for medicating.
XSMf. Quarterly.
Monthly Meetings. Last Thu. of each month. This is for public (non-c/h) to come in and meet c/h, get forms, ques ans, etc., news & info xchgs, nets est'd, as well as distr of meds, as avail. This will apply to Office hours as well, once they are established.
Medication Stations at Events. As we can. This is where we basically take the Monthly Meeting on the road. We deal with the public out front (booth) and try to maintain facilities for patients to medicate (ie- tent, etc.). Other potential sources for medicine > ie- OGF and OOMPAH, BB and Toolshed objv: to link the BB's - and other lines of comm for those concerned with med can in Oregon - together. We do this in a manner that empowers people to establish their own, like within their neighborhood, and link up with the appropriate relative networks. Other items on the Agenda:
We will be updating our members and attending public with current status, and actions items surrounding the issues effecting the medical cannabis community. We will be registering voters, distributing literature and networking ideas.
The goal of the meetings is also to service:
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