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MERCY Event ideas - contact MERCY - or visit the website for more info - www.MercyCenters.org

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 (last was 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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*  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 -  - And Spread the Word! Visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3427  for the latest on NORML conferences.

*  3^rd Saturday, January 19^th-ish, 2012 * 8:00pm til we’re done! * Meet The New Year hosted by W-V-NORML at the Voter Power Office in Eugene, at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513  *  Join Willamette Valley NORML as we start working on making the year better than the last by laying down a foundation for change.  There will be Raffles for stuff, Music, Food and Fun, of course, but also: Info on Avoiding Busts and What to do in a Law Enforcement Encounter; How to Get Your Card, Volunteer for The Cause, or otherwise Help Out, and more!  $5 donation at the door.  For more info call:  541.517-0957  –or-  visit:  http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html

*  Saturday, February 19^th-ish, 2012  * 8:00pm til we’re done! * Sweet Leaf Valentines Ball hosted by W-V-NORML at the Voter Power Office in Eugene, at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513  *  Join Willamette Valley NORML as we sweeten the ‘pot of life’ by mixing entertainment and activism.  There will be Raffles for stuff, Music, Food and Fun, of course, but also: Info on Avoiding Busts and What to do in a Law Enforcement Encounter; How to Get Your Card, Volunteer for The Cause, or otherwise Help Out, and more!  $5 donation at the door.  For more info call:  541.517-0957  –or-  visit:   http://w-v-norml.org/events.html#sweet

*  Friday, April 1st – Sunday, April 3^rd-ish, 2012  *  CannaTrade,  the international Hemp trade fair in ZÜRICH, Switzerland; has been cancelled!‏  For most of our permanent exhibitors this year's invitation was definitely too late, also the short term movement to a new location seems to be a problem.  Therefore the fair management decided to organize the next fair in 2012, probably in Zurich. We will inform you on details as soon as possible.  We wish you a wonderful time and hope to see you next year at CannaTrade 2012. * Contact:  CannaTrade.ch AG  *  Monbijoustrasse 17, CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland  *  Tel. +41 / 31 / 398 0235,  Fax +41 / 31 / 398 0236,  eMail info@cannatrade.ch   *  CannaTrade Facebook Community: - Join now CannaTrade-Facebook-Community! 

* The Seventh National Clinical Conference On Cannabis Therapeutics, sponsored by Patients Out of Time, among others, will be held on April 26 - 28, 2012
at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.  * This conference presents state of the art cannabis research with faculty from the US, 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/2012-tucson-az

* April 16-ish, 2012 - Saturday - 8PM 'til Closing * 2011 Hash Bash Ball’ Benefit at the Voter Power Office, 687 River Ave, Eugene, 97404-2513.  The “2011 Hash Bash Ball” event is part of a series of monthly fundraising events (third weekend in each month). Part of the “Hash Bash Week” activities, open to the public, OMMP patient medication area provided.  The purpose is to raise funds to continue the fight for Cannabis Law reform by donating all proceeds to Voter Power, the Willamette Valley NORML & the Emerald Empire HempFest. 

Our Mission: The purpose of the “2011 Hash Bash Ball” event 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.

Join Willamette Valley NORML as we start working on making the year better than the last by laying down a foundation for real change. There will be Raffles for stuff, Music provided by Liquid Platinum, Food and Fun, of course, but also: Info on Avoiding Busts and What to do in a Law Enforcement Encounter; How to Get Your Card, Volunteer for The Cause, or otherwise Help Out, and more!  $5 suggested donation at the door.  For more info Contact: Willamette Valley NORML, at (541) 517-0957 – or canlibsoc@hotmail.com

*  Wednesday-ish, April 20^th, 2012 * 4:20 and All Day *  A 4:20 Gathering At the Steps of the Capital, Salem, Oregon and other Events, Actions and Activities around The World for Cannabis Law Reform.  See - http://w-v-norml.org/action/420.html  - for more detail.

* sometime in 2012 -- NORML 2012 National Conference To Convene in TBA.  The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will be holding its 41st annual national conference April 21 through April 23-ish at one of America's most 'pot-friendly' cities. Please mark your calendars now to attend this important event.  Visit -  http://norml.org/about/norml-conferences   - for more detail. NORML invites the public to join hundreds of likeminded marijuana law reformers at the nation's only annual conference dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. Please visit http://www.norml.org for forthcoming information regarding other 2011 conference registrations, speakers, and social events.

* Thursday, April 28^th-ish – Monday, May 2^nd-ish, 2012 (last week-end in April) * MERCYs Annual Wake-n-Bake * to be held at the North Falls Group Camp, RV area B, at the Silver Falls State Park near Silverton * We will be reserving the spot starting 4pm, Thursday, 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, Monday.  *  Donation of $50 per person for 3-night stay or $75 per person for 5-night stay 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 5th, 2012, 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 first Saturday in May, 2012 and March at High Noon.  Officially, the intersection of 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 will assemble at 11:00am, at the Federal Building, 7th & Pearl. The speakers this year are: Brian Michaels a prominent Criminal Defense Lawyer practicing in Oregon with extensive experience in Marijuana cases.

Jennifer Alexander Campaign Manager for the Oregon Cannabis Taxation Act 2012, an initiative to re-legalize the use of Cannabis It will legalize the sale, possession and personal private cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 & above. People who want to cultivate and sell marijuana, or process commercial psychoactive cannabis, would be required to obtain a license from the state.

Allan Erickson not only is one of the top newshawks for the Media Awareness Project (MAP) but is also one of the top LTE writers. MAP started as an email list over a decade and a half ago a major goal has been to empower folks who write letters to the editor in support of drug policy reform.

Dan Koozer is a co-founder of the Cannabis Liberation Front in 1996, co-founder of the Emerald Empire HempFest in 2003, producer of the Eugene Cannabis TV show, co-founder of the Willamette Valley NORML chapter in 2008 and a member of the Board of Directors for the Voter Power Foundation.

Jim Greig returned to Oregon in 2005 as the Oregon Organizer for Americans for Safe Access.  He has lobbied for patients rights & safe access in California, Salem and in Washington DC.  Jim has been a member of the Board of Directors for Voter Power Foundation since 2006.  He is also a Co Founder and Board member of Willamette Valley NORML.

Jim Greig and Dan Koozer have been organizing the Global Marijuana March in Eugene for the last five years, and will serve as Masters of Ceremonies again this year.  Other speakers as well as an “Open Microphone” will finish out the event at about 1:30pm.  Visit - http://w-v-norml.org/events/GMM.html  - for more.

Medford:  The annual World Wide Marijuana March & Rally will held on Saturday, May 5th, 2012, in beautiful down town Medford Oregon.  This year there are more then 250 cities signed up to hold this event across the world this year. Here in Southern Oregon the event will once again hosted by Southern Oregon NORML & Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center.  Participants will begin their march at the front steps of Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center located at 332 W. 6th St., Medford, Oregon. The march will proceed directly passed the James A. Redden Federal Court house continuing to Alba Park for a rally that includes guest speakers, Laird Funk & Christine McGarvin. Also music by Stereotyped, Frankie Hernandez & Brynna Dean. There will be an open house & block party in the rear parking lot, at the Southern Oregon Cannabis Community Center  following the 4 hour event in Alba Park.The day will be filled with OMMP information, local vendors & current legislative information.  For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.

Portland:  Saturday, May 5th, 2012 - marks the annual Global Cannabis March in Portland , Oregon.    This year’s march and rally runs from 11:00am to 2:00pm.  Participants will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown Portland, accompanied by a police escort.  Cures-Not-Wars, the Oregon affiliate of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Oregon NORML) and the World Famous Cannabis Café are sponsors of this years event.  After the rally, OMMP registrants are invited to the World Famous Cannabis Café  to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.   Look for J.Mack and Big Dub to pay a visit to the party, too.  For more information about the party, please call the café at 503-208-3395 or visit their website at http://www.worldfamouscannabiscafe.com.

To volunteer or for questions about the march and rally, please email  GlobalCannabisMarch@Ornorml.Org, call the Oregon NORML message line at  503-239-6110 or visit http://www.ornorml.org.  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://cures-not-wars.org/wordpress/?p=7   There is also some international MMM networking going on at this CannabisCulture.com message forum >

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*  Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 2 – 4-ish, 2012 *  Aspen Legal Seminar *  Join NORML for a three-day CLE program, 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://norml.org/about/legal-seminars  - for more.

*  Treating Yourself magazine is excited to host the upcoming 3rd Annual Treating Yourself Expo on May 25 – 27, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Toronto,  Canada).  We are currently seeking vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors for this very high-profile event. Mark your calendar and join patients, their friends and loved ones, professionals, distributors and manufacturers from across North America and Europe. *  For more information Contact: Treating Yourself at 416 620 1951 or by visiting -  http://medicalmarijuana-hempexpo.com/  

* The Marijuana Conference * June 16 & 17-ish 2012, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco * How Can You Succeed in Building a Sustainable Business in the Current Environment? After the success of DealFlow Media's New York event this past fall, we're bringing this conference to San Francisco. This is the only non-biased event covering the business, legal and health aspects of the growing debate over legalization in the United States. This event draws the most concentrated group of investment professionals, business owners, attorneys, state legislators, and physicians, and they attend because this event is a forum geared for business-to-business networking and education.

What is the present status of federal and state laws? How do they impact businesses structuring start-up capital? Find out the answers to these and other critical questions.  his event is imperative for anyone interested in learning about and building a sustainable business in this rapidly growing and dynamic industry.  Take advantage of our early registration discount before April 1st.  Early registration is only $495 ($100 off the regular price). http://www.dealflow.com/conferences/  to register or call our office at (516) 876-8006. Subscribers to The MJ Business Report will receive a 2-for-1 coupon to bring a colleague for free. Active yearly paid subscription required to receive the coupon.

* Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Meeting * (probably) Saturday, (next is) TBA, 2011 at Noon * probably at Maurie Jacobs Park, Eugene.  Contact:  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

* date:  TBA  *  time: TBA * next CannaVention Planning meeting * last was Room ED 176 at the University of Oregon campus, Eugene.  Contact:  TBA, 503-396-9062, samuelc@uoregon.edu. 

* Next Eugene Cannabis Cup, TBA.  Last was * Saturday, May 22^nd-ish, 2011 at 11:30am – 5pm *  at Voter Power Office, 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513.  Vendors, Speakers, Cannabis Awards, Information Booths.  All proceeds will go to I-28 for Patients Rights to Safe Access to their Medicine.  Contact:  Jim Greig, 541-844-1220  -or-  jimgreigads@yahoo.com

* HEMPIRE EXPO * TBA * TBA * get the Media Kit (pdf) > HERE <  Find out more about the Hempire here > http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/ <

* Tacoma Hemfest 2012 * June 25-ish,2012 (4^th w/e in June) * last year was at Wright Park; 501 S. I St., Tacoma, WA  *  Tacoma Hempfest and Shock Treatment Management selected several artists to perform at the 2011 Tacoma Hempfest (RSVP to the event on Facebook here). This list is in no way entirely inclusive of the all performers jamming at Tacoma Hempfest 2011, but is our opening salvo of selections.  Visit - http://www.tacomahempfest.com/

* Monday, July 4th, 2012 * Fourth Of July Hemp Coalition's Annual Smoke-In at the National Mall in Washington DC.  Usually "High Noon" in Lafayette Park (North side of the White House).  From 12:00-4:00pm * Activist speakers from the front lines of the "War On Drugs" commenting on the progress and direction of ending marijuana prohibition and other aspects of drug policy reform;  A Concert with Performers and activists presenting a colorful message relating to our cause during the afternoon; and a "Peace Mile Parade", and more. 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/

The Emerald Empire HempFest in Eugene * WHERE:  Maurie Jacobs Park, Eugene, OR  * WHEN: Third week-end in July 15, 16, 17-ish, 2012 – 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."

Their 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 2012 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: http://w-v-norml.org/events/EEH.html for all the details, including map. Hope to see you there! See all of 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

*  Sat. - Sun., August 19 - 20 – 21-ish, (third weekend in Aug.) 2012 * Seattle HempFest in Seattle, on Friday from 12 noon to 8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to  8.  Admission is still FREE, and at Elliot Bay, Myrtle Edwards Pier 70, and Olympic Sculpture Parks - 3130 Alaska Way W., Seattle, WA  *  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://www.hempfest.org

*  August 26 – 27-ish, 10:00AM Friday & Saturday 2012 * Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo *  nr. Takilma, OR  Location: 3833 Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523 *  Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo is founded on the belief that through awareness, education, and the cooperation and coordination of citizens and public officials, many complex social issues can be mitigated.  Objective and Purpose: To host a world class music event that provides outlets for cannabis advocates to educate the public on the many potential benefits and uses of the cannabis plant. This includes religious, medicinal, industrial, agricultural, economic, environmental, and other practical applications.  Visit - http://www.jeffersonstatehempexpo.com/   - for more.

*  Sat.- Sun., August 27th – 28^th-ish, 2012 (4^th week-end in August) * Olympia Hempfest 2011 in Olympia. The Olympia Hempfest is held at Heritage Park, 5^th Ave. and Water St. NW, 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. Find more information at:  http://www.myspace.com/olyhempfest

* Saturday, September 11th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 12th, 10AM to 7PM - 2012 * HempStalk usually happens in Portland, Oregon. *  at Kelley Point Park,  N. Marine Dr. and Lombard St. *  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/  * 

* Tuesday, October 11^th-ish, 2012 (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. 11th. 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 1st  this year * 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 

* W-V-NORML & Voter Power Potluck Halloween Costume Party * WHERE: Voter Power office - 687 River Av, Eugene, 97404-2513 * WHEN: Friday, October 28-ish, 2012 - 8:00pm - ? * WHY: to raise Funds and Awareness.  Admission is $10.00 or $5:00 & a 4 - 6 serving dish to share. Special prize for best costume. Live music provided by the Grateful Dead cover band Liquid Platinum (back by popular demand).

* Tuesday, November 1^st-ish (1^st Tues.), 2012 - all day - Every 1st Tuesday of November for the year, VOTE! And be sure everybody you know does so also * 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  3rd, 2pm – 4pm * Willamette Valley NORML Member meeting * will be held 2nd Saturdays at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513  * It's that time again, nominations and elections for The Board.  Visit -

http://w-v-norml.org/Members/

*  For more info call:  541.517-0957 

- for the Members Forum to see this and other Agenda items, visit -

http://w-v-norml.org/Members/meeting.html

- for more detail and to participate on-line.  Also, Go to -

http://w-v-norml.org/calndrs/current.html

- the Calendar for the latest.  Also, Latest newsletter is out, visit -

http://w-v-norml.org/news/Letters.html

- to review and get yours.  Or pick one up at the

* Saturday, December  17th, 2pm – 4pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting * will be held 4th Saturdays (excepting Holidays, then 3rd Sat.) at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513  *  For more info call:  541.517-0957  –or-  visit:  http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html

For more info call:  541.517-0957  –or-  visit: 

http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html

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*  December 1 - 3, 2011 * The NORML Legal Seminar, Key West, FLA * The 2011 legal seminar will be held at the Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa in Key West, FL on December 1-3, 2011. The hotel is holding a block of reduced rate rooms for NORML legal seminar attendees. We usually sell out our block of rooms, so please try to make your reservations early. The NORML Key West legal seminar is an excellent legal seminar with outstanding speakers, and it is fully accredited by all states that require Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys. In addition, it has become a wonderful opportunity to spend some time in a relaxed setting with old friends, and to make new friends, who share your opposition to marijuana prohibition. Many of our members and supporters look forward each year to this celebration of personal freedom. Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5341 - for more.

* Saturday, December 10^th, 2011 - 10am to 10pm * The annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA) at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe, 322 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97216.  . The Holiday Bazaar and day event is FREE and open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm  *  Banquet and Awards from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM  *  Updated info on the 2011 OMCA can be found here:  http://www.ornorml.org/OMCA_2011

* Wednesday thru Saturday, November 2 – 5-ish, 2014 *  International Drug Policy Reform Conference * last was at Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles, California.   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/

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* Voter Power is hosting a Medical Marijuana Program referral clinics in Eugene.  Please call 541-636-7742 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in's welcome after 12 noon, but you must have qualifying medical records with you. Visit - www.VoterPower.org - for more on VP.

* Voter Power Eugene Patient Resource Center Now Open Monday-Wednesday-Friday * Hours of operation are:  Monday-Wednesday 5pm-7pm;  Friday 4pm-6pm.  VP's Eugene PRC is located at 687 River Ave. For info, call the Eugene PRC at 541-636-7742

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* Looking for a Doctor to Sign for you or someone you care about in Salem? Need Medicine?  Want to Network?  Mon - Fri, Noon – 5PM * MERCY Office Hours * The folks at MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center hosting the MERCY Medical Consultations and HelpDesk.  It is at – 1469 Capital Street NE, Suite #100, Salem, 97301  -  and will be open to help people get their cards, network patients to medicine and other resources to help with the issues faced by the community * Call  503.363-4588  for more details.

* Mon-Fri, 10AM – 6PM * SO-NORML Cannabis Information and Resource Center open daily, 332 W. 6th St. in Medford.  Located right next door to the Federal Courthouse.  For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.

* Voter Power Portland Patient Resource Center Now Open Five Days/Week * Hours of operation are:  Tuesday – Friday, 2 - 6pm;  Saturday, 1pm - 5pm;  The Portland PRC is located at 6701 SE Foster Road, Suite D. Call the office at  503.224.3051 for appointments and more information.

- and on Monday thru Friday from 10AM - 4PM at 1708 W. Main St., Medford.  Cardholders only (yes, bring your Card and ID) $10 donation, medicine for all.  Call 541-245-6634 for information on Medford PRC.

Voter Power has clinics to qualify patients for the OMMP in Medford, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay and Portland.  Please see their Locations page at - http://www.voterpower.org/?q=node/31  - for list and contact information.  The Portland clinic will operate on alternate Saturdays from 9am - 1pm - call the clinic scheduling/business office 503.224.3051 for appointments and more information.

* 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/

* 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!

* also, visit MERCYs -  Oregon Resources List > http://mercycenters.org/ommp/resources.html

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The State-wide Calendar of Events for Oregon is a Public Service provided by MERCY - the Medical Cannabis Resource Center - and is maintained by their volunteer staff.  To inquire about -or- add or maintain an event -or- idea, contact them by phone:  503.363-4588,  writing to:  1469 Capital St NE, #100, Salem, OR  97301  -or- visiting:  www.MercyCenters.org

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* 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!

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    

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* Need Medicine?  Want to Network?  WELCOME to The Club!  * The MERCY Club * The folks at MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center are hosting The Mercy Club - a Medical Cannabis Network - to help people get their cards, network patients to medicine and other resources to help with the issues faced by the community * Call  503.363-4588  or visit - http://mercycenters.org/Club.html - for more details.

* Mon - Fri, Noon – 5PM * MERCY Office Hours.  * The folks at MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center 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!

* 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!

* Meeting / Meet-Up opportunity in Salem-area, Oregon *  For OMMP CardHolders Only (Please bring OMMP Card and Photo ID) and Oregon-NORML Membership required;   Memberships can be purchased at the door.  Contact:  Jim at 503.851-7632 or > SalemNorml@hotmail.com <  Got One Going Yourself? Know of one, 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! 

*  Mari-Med of Oregon * Alternative Pain Management  *  Conveniently located along Hwy 101.  Superior Quality Medical Cannabis Products.  Present current OMMP card and photo ID at the door.  1743 Sherman Ave., North Bend, OR, 97459

* Need a Doctor to sign for you? > The Doctor is In ... Salem! * MERCY is referring people to Medical Cannabis Consultations in Salem, Oregon to help folks get their card when their regular care physician won't sign for them. Call 503-363-4588 or visit - http://mercycenters.org/Clinic.html - to begin the process of transferring records and setting an appointment.  Know of Other Clinic Resources > Patients > Doctors > Clinics (Specialists)  >  Then Let everybody else know.  For Oregon, visit:  http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Clinics.html  and Post It!  For elsewhere in the USA, visit - http://www.mercycenters.org/usa/  and 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 Portland Patient Resource Center Now Open Five Days/Week * Hours of operation are:  Tuesday – Friday, 2 - 6pm;  Saturday, 1pm - 5pm;  The Portland PRC is located at 6701 SE Foster Road, Suite D. Call the office at  503.224.3051 for appointments and more information.

* Voter Power Eugene Patient Resource Center Now Open Monday-Wednesday-Friday * Hours of operation are:  Monday-Wednesday 5pm-7pm;  Friday 4pm-6pm.  VP's Eugene PRC is located at 687 River Ave. For info, call the Eugene PRC at 541-636-7742

- and on Monday thru Friday from 10AM - 4PM at 1708 W. Main St., Medford.  Cardholders only (yes, bring your Card and ID) $10 donation, medicine for all.  Call 541-245-6634 for information on Medford PRC.

Voter Power has clinics to qualify patients for the OMMP in Medford, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay and Portland.  Please see their Locations page at - http://www.voterpower.org/?q=node/31  - for list and contact information.  The Portland clinic will operate on alternate Saturdays from 9am - 1pm - call the clinic scheduling/business office 503.224.3051 for appointments and more information.

* Mon - Fri, 10AM – 6PM * SO-NORML Cannabis Information and Resource Center open daily, 332 W. 6th St. in Medford.  Located right next door to the Federal Courthouse.  For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.

* Compassion Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary * Compassion Center, Oregon's oldest medical marijuana clinic, support and education nonprofit, celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year. The Center will hold an anniversary celebration from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on June 8, 2011 at their office, 2055 W. 12th Avenue in Eugene. The public is invited for refreshments, a free raffle and a book signing by Dru West, author of The Secrets of the West Coast Masters: Ultimate Techniques for Growing Medical Marijuana.  Compassion Center has grown along with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) which had about 2000 patients in 2002 and has nearly 40,000 today, with about 11% of them in Lane county.

According to Cheryl K. Smith, Executive Director, "Compassion Center serves about one-third of these local patients and others from around the state in medical clinics, teaches practical classes and provides free information over the phone and in person Monday through Thursday. Because many of our patients are disabled and low-income, we have a low income assistance program for doctor fees, and also provide information on other social service agencies. We recently started a Chronic Pain and Illness Support Group. We also have speakers who are available to medical clinics, disease organizations, universities and other groups that want to learn more about the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program and our services."

Preliminary results of a recent survey of Compassion Center patients show that they don't fit the stereotypes that many people have about medical marijuana patients. More than half are over the age of 50, the majority do not use marijuana recreationally, nearly as many medicate or vaporize their medical marijuana as smoke it, and they most commonly use it for severe pain. Mirroring results in California, we found that more than two-thirds of those responding to the survey have used medical marijuana to decrease or quit another substance, including pharmaceutical drugs, street drugs, alcohol and tobacco-making marijuana a viable harm reduction method. Final survey results will be available by the end of the month.

For additional information, contact: Cheryl K. Smith, Executive Director, Compassion Center, (541) 484-6558, (541) 484-0891, execdir@compassioncenter.net, <http://www.compassioncenter.net/>

Compassion Center is a nonprofit corporation established to work for the proper implementation of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act by proving patients the opportunity to work with compassionate physicians for the treatment of their qualifying medical condition; by offering educational opportunities to patients, growers, caregivers, and to the general public; and by providing services at a reduced rate or free for patients in extreme need.

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NOTE:  Smoke / “Head” Shop and Hemp Store Protocols – Watch Yer Terminology

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* Voter Power is hosting a Medical Marijuana Program referral clinics in Portland, Eugene and Medford.  Please call 503-224-3051 to schedule an appointment for PDX, EUG and 541-245-6634 for MED. Walk-in's welcome after 12 noon, but you must have qualifying medical records with you. Visit - VoterPower.org - for more.

* Meeting / Meet-Up opportunity in Salem-area, Oregon *  For OMMP CardHolders Only (Please bring OMMP Card and Photo ID) and Oregon-NORML Membership required;   Memberships can be purchased at the door.  Contact:  Jim at 503.851-7632 or > SalemNorml@hotmail.com <  Got One Going Yourself? Know of one, 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! 

* The OMCU Patient Resource Center is at 2900 Cornelius Pass Rd., suite 548, Hillsboro, OR, 97123 * 503-649-2999 * http://www.omcu.net *  It is open Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm; Sat 10am – 3pm and hosts bi-monthly socials along with other activities.

Oregon's only Medical Cannabis University (OMCU) was founded to provide OMMP participants with the best education possible. Covering all aspects of growing medical cannabis and cannabis preparations.  Our facility is staffed by some of the most recognized names in the local, national, and international medical cannabis scene. Our multiple award and cup-winning facilitators are dedicated to ensuring that students and alumni of Oregon Medical Cannabis University have the knowledge and tools to succeed.  You must have a valid Oregon Medical Marijuana Program card to participate at OMCU.  Visit -   http://omcu.net/  - for more.

*  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

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/ 

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

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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.