About the Medical Cannabis Resource (MERCY) Center
We are MERCY - the Medical Cannabis Resource Center |
MERCY is an all Volunteer, Member based non-profit organization, registered with the state of Oregon, founded and populated by patients and other cardholders; their friends and family; and other compassionate and concerned citizens in the Salem area and beyond.
Learn more about us.
This is the About page for our Organization.
Here you can learn more about MERCY,
Post a Note,
Send a Message>, and let us know how we are doing.
This page tells about we, the people, here at MERCY.
Here you can view our mission statement,
more about us,
some notes about the issue.
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MERCY is a not-for-profit, grass roots organization founded by patients and other compassionate and concerned citizens in the area and
dedicated to helping and advocating for those involved with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).
We offer Doctor education and support programs, and Patient and Caregiver projects like learning to grow and
different methods for consumption.
These are especially important for the first time medical cannabis user as well as those unable to apply their medication.
MERCY is based in the Salem, Oregon, USA metro-area and staffed on a volunteer basis.
(see
Profiles, below)
Click
here to find out more about our history.
Our purpose is to get medicine to patients in the short-term while working with them to establish their own independent sources.
To this end we provide, among other things, ongoing education to clinics, individual physicians and other healthcare providers about the OMMP, cannabis as medicine and doctor rights in general.
MERCY is a strong patient advocate, which can manifest itself in a variety of ways.
One of these has been maintaining lines of communication with other patient advocates and the OMMP director and workers.
At the same time we attempt Doctor education and support programs, and Patient and Caregiver projects like learning to grow and different methods for consumption.
These are especially important for the first time medical cannabis user as well as those unable to apply their medication.
Over the years MERCY has assisted hundreds of thousands of people in getting their card (or, Authorization, as the case may be) as well as helping them find
access to excess medicine.
Our objective is to get medicine to patients in the short-term while working with them to establish their own independent sources.
Our philosophy is one of teaching people to fish, rather than being dependent
upon others.
Strategies
One strategy of the organization is to help people to change the laws so
that action like this isn't necessary any more.
So, we advocate reasonable, fair and effective marijuana laws and policies, and strive to educate, register and empower voters to implement
such policies.
Lasting change will require that each citizen be active enough to register
and effectively vote. You, and only you, the people, can make it happen.
We will help in any way we can, but you have to tell us what you need.
Work with us to make this your "tool shed", or resource guide, to successful
medical cannabis utilization and activism.
Click here to contact us.
Or go here to
find out more about actions you can take.
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MERCY - The Medical Cannabis Resource Center |
Pioneering Common Sense Compassion via
News, Information and other Resources on Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) in Oregon, across America and around the World.
Learn more about our news and information programs and projects.
Informing, Educating and Activating |
on this and related Issues - civil rights, liberties, responsibilities, action, activities; legislator and legislative watchdogging and law reform in general.
Learn more about actions and activities.
Our mission, goals ...
Helpdesking, Media, Advocacy
MERCY Programs and Activites strive ...
To help people get with their respective medical cannabis programs, maximize the utility and network and help others to acheive the same.
To investigate, research and document news and information relevent to the issues and to broadcast and receive communications with others doing the same.
To advocate and support actions and activities to empower people to change the laws, rules and regulations to be based on science and medical facts and NOT The Government initiated and funded Set of Lies on The Cannabis (Marijuana) Issue, primary of which are that Cannabis is Evil (kills, makes people crazy, causes un-natural sexual urges, etc.) and has No Medical Value or Use.
It is a mission of MERCY is to bring about change and establish safeguards for the future.
The goal is the empowerment of the people through their votes and general activism. To get the people involved in this and all issues.
A few of the immediate objectives are to inform & educate about the therapeutic benefits as well as the true medical facts about cannabis;
support the rights of patients & doctors in the OMMP; promote a healthier environment through hemp; empower groups and actions that
broadcast information & news about the harm, waste and abuse caused by can prohibition in general.
The basic strategy will be to join and initiate events & actions; to research and broadcast news & info - to be a media outlet for the movement!
MERCY works to be in a position to help or even launch initiative and like activities; to make available basic legal help for all cannabis users; to promote hemp for a healthier environment; to be a part of the community.
About the organization
about the Org |
MERCY - the Medical Cannabis Resource Center - is a non-profit registered with the state of Oregon. We applied for, and are so far denied, 501c3 status with the Feds. So folks do not get to deduct donations to us from their taxes, but continue to operate as a non-profit anyway.
Also, links to
Documentation, like State and Federal Tax Filings.
Click
here for Status Report,
Click
here for some history.
Organization status
Status report ...
The Center in Salem is closed. We are looking for a place to at least meet, possibly network & office.
Donations still cheerfully accepted by mail - cash, checks -or- online.
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Why Do This? What is the Issue?
About the Issue ...
The Issue is one of personal privacy and responsibility.
It is about equal risk of arrest and treatment under the law,
about reforming laws specifically written to subvert this basic
American ideal.
This is about mean and greedy people using YOUR government to set up
a politically and religiously driven boondoggle, including a publicly
funded propaganda machine to justify it all.
The issue, for us, is about ending government waste and abuse.
We intend to do this by ending cannabis prohibition and, thereby, all the nonsense about medical validity. To release the sick, free the hemp and guarantee equal rights and access to the truth to even the least among us.
We intend to free our brothers and sisters from the prison camps,
to make hemp an option for Oregon's farmers and to end persecution
of patients not so much due to their choice of medicine but because
they are poor and powerless.
Our current focus is on protecting and supporting patients in the OMMP
(Oregon Medical Marijuana Program) and in the process educate our neighbors.
Our goal is independence for our Patient Members in the short term and freedom for the rest by ending cannabis prohibition.
Check us out, drop a line. Be a part of the change as you help make it happen.
Learn more about ...
Our WebSite and Services
The website is maintained by volunteers under the direction of Perry,
a Librarian, on loan from the
Marijuana Library.
This site is hosted by DPC - Drug Policy Central
(drugpolicycentral.com) under the guidance of
MAPinc technicians (Media Awareness Project,
(www.mapinc.org).
Many thanks for their support!
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MERCY Profiles ... Who are we?
Perry, a NORML person
continues to volunteer as President and otherwise help out in any way he can.
Contact him with:
Click here for contact info.
Secretary / Treasurer,
Pat C. -
Click here for contact info.
Co-founder, Board Member and spiritual leader
William "Sonny" Watkins
remains grow-meister and co-host of MERCY-TV. Click here for more on his story.
Click here for contact info.
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