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Welcome to the About page for MERCY.    About this page ... 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. Also, links to Documentation, like State and Federal Tax Filings. Click here for Status Report,   Click here for some history.     About Us ...  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. Informing, Educating and Activating – helping people to Achieve objective/s resolve Issues take Action Inform, OutReach; How to … Everything – do individual research and action [HELP]; Reach out for Resources [OUT]; group activities – How To non-profit and business; How To … what ever people need. Let people know we’re here, what we’re doing, how we’re doing it. Recruit associates, members, volunteers and anyone willing to work with us in general. *generate News *establish and maintain Lines-Of-Communication (L-o-C) * especially Place (building) Educate, HelpDesk * getting Card, Qualifying for Medical Cannabis * finding Medicine now * finding Grower / Growing themselves; going to “Gro-Lite Stores” and the like. * Medicating; going to “Smoke Shops” and the like. * Changes, ReNewals, etc. * other Issues like Work, Kids, Home, Traveling, and more. * research resources, document information, disseminate * gather XS & people with XS and get them to Meet-Up or Meeting with those that need it. * offer opportunities and tools for Growers and Patients to Network Info and Resources. * research resources, document information, disseminate, set up opportunities and tools for Providers and Patients to Network Info and Resources. * Research resources, document information, disseminate Activate, Network Let potential & current Resources know we’re here, what we’re doing, how we’re doing it. Organize associates, members, volunteers into informational and educational groups as well as Action Teams. *generate Resource Lists *offer Lines-Of-Communication (L-o-C) * offer Place (building) General public, even, wants change. Situation is ridiculous and should not be, people believe they and/or a loved one suffered needlessly and they are angry. In some cases really, really angry – b.t.w. What, How to change; *register to vote *gather petitions, register voters *initiative *watchdog, lobby *campaign, join campaigns, run for office   more About Our Activities ...  MERCY is an all Volunteer, Member based organization founded and populated by patients and other cardholders; their friends and family; and other compassionate and concerned citizens around the world. Member Activities - some of the Activities by & for Members consist of – Office, “Vapor Lounge” and L-o-C MERCY Club and Events -1- Outings and Out-Reach. Example – Wake-n-Bake -2- Meet-ups and Meetings, facilitated at Center or at other Place or such purposes. -3- Booths and VIP Admittance at Fairs and Festivals. Examples – Seattle Hampfest, Emerald Empire Hempfest -4- Doctor Referral and Grower / Patient Match-Up priority. -5- Web Space, Place (Center) and other L-o-C utilization; like Office space with Bulletin Board, Vapor Lounge and other Patient resources, Library area with Literature and Internet access. -6- Media Resources – TV, Newsletter - are utilized by & for Members to broadcast news and information.   Activity Who (Vol-ID) Desc of Duties Hours, as a group, on the average HelpDesk (sl), (er), (ss), (sw), (ps) Answer phone, re-call msgs, return msgs. 15 / week Networking (sl), (er), (ss), (sw), (ps) Organize, facilitate Meets. CaseWorking and Counseling. 15 / week Outreach (sl), (er), (ss), (sw), (ps) Travel; Distribute literature, network resources; make Contacts 15 / week   more About Our Operations ...  MERCY's Operations. Include - Daily / weekly / monthly / yearly – notes Daily Ops – Check L-o-C; receive messages and other communications Check E-mail(s) Check Phone Check Mail (box) Check Fax Check web; Bulletin Boards Open Office -Wheels4MERCY Close Office *Distribute comms to appr Depts/people- **HelpDesk; **NetWork; **OutReach; *do Research, return messages & respond to communications by category – -Those needing Help in terms of info; -Those w/ or need of Help in terms of Resource; -Going out and making new contacts as well as ongoing communications and activities. Weekly Ops Deliver Newspapers (OCC) and MERCY NewsLetters (among others), P/U literature, News, Info and Disseminate Office open Mon thru Fri, Noon to 6PM (30 hrs) Weekly Meet (Club) and TV Show filming Friday Nite Live Call-In TV Show filming Weekly Donations and Expenses (misc Activities) Monthly Ops Books – accounting, et al. Monthly Bills, Grants, Dues and Donation activity. Member Meeting. Quarterly Ops Internal Auditing and Status Reporting. Yearly Ops Tax Filings – state and federal. Member and Board elections. Lease and Building Ins. Renewal.   About Us ...  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). MERCY is based in the Salem area and staffed on a volunteer basis. (see Profiles, below) Click here to find out more about our history.   The purpose is to get medicine to patients in the short-term while working with them to establish their own independent sources. To this end they 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, which we are trying to do. 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. During the past year MERCY has assisted a number of people in getting into the OMMP as well as helping them find access to excess medicine. Through the above actions, MERCY intends to build a volunteer base for constant recruitment & administration of the organization for the future. Through marketing and communications we hope to coordinate with business and organizations to make a lasting, positive change in the community. The mission of the organization is to help people and change the laws so that action like this isn't necessary any more.   We advocate reasonable, fair and effective marijuana laws and policies, and strive to educate, register and empower voters to implement such policies.   Our philosophy is one of teaching people to fish, rather than being dependent upon others.   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 our plans.   this page:  About Us  Our mission  the Org; What we do ... Need Help? See the OMMA pages. Want to Help? ACTION; What you can do.  Status Report  the Issue  About the WebSite

... plus Information on Cannabis for ... Doctors Nurses also Information on Cannabis by ... Region MERCY in America; Medical Cannabis in the USA Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington State West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Washington DC (District of Columbia) The World of MERCY; Medical Cannabis around the Globe Africa Angola Cameroon Cape Verde Egypt Morocco Mozambique Senegal South Africa Asia Cambodia China India Indonesia Israel Japan Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Thailand Turkey Vietnam Caribbean Bermuda Jamaica Europe Albania Belgium Croatia Czech Republic England Estonia France Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Scotland Spain Switzerland Wales Latin America Mexico Central America Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras South America Argentina Brazil Peru Uruguay North America Canada the United States the Pacific (Oceania, Rim) Australia New Zealand Protect Your Rights! Sunday, June 13, 2010, 1 - 4 pm * at the Mercy Center Office, 1745 Capital St. NE, Salem, OR * Have you had the police stopping by to do a “compliance check?” Have you been harassed on the roadways by officers who “just want to take a quick look” inside your car? Are you aware that Oregon Law Enforcement is offering rewards to your neighbors for reporting your medicinal garden? All of these are happening around our state right now. As OMMP Cardholders, we need to make sure that the police obey the law, just as we do. Knowing your rights, and having the confidence to assert them will go a long way toward protecting you, or someone you love, as well as keeping law enforcement operating according to the laws. We are OMMP cardholders who have developed a FREE workshop to help you help yourself and others.Please come and find out just how to PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. For more information, please call us at 541-210-8790, Email us at: protectyourrights420@gmail.com, or Visit our website at:   www.protectyourrights420.org

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   MERCY Profiles ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  Perry, a NORML person continues to volunteer as President and otherwise help out in any way he can. Contact him with: (1) general questions or speaking opportunities about MERCY or OMMP, (2) requests or comments about the Website or technical issues (database), (3) news items or (4) meeting or event facilitations. 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. He is no longer solely responsible for Salem area Patient Resources. Click here for more on his story. Click here for contact info. assistant Patient Resource Co-ordinator Darin Watkins is on hiatus. Click here for contact info. former Secretary and team-member Jayce "Mom" Jones has passed on. Click here for more on her story. Co-founder and former Director Robert Gray is done serving his time for trying to help people. He is not directly involved with MERCY operations these days, needing to recover from the states punishment. Click here for more on his story.

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   Our mission ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  To establish mechanisms for ongoing information exchange and action centers concerning the OMMP.  Goals, Objectives, Strategies. The Center's goals are to provide information to patients, and all that are looking for information about the O.M.M.P. or medicinal marijuana in general. On a daily basis we try to assist people in educating their doctor (or finding a new one), clinics, caregivers, were to get medicine and how to keep your garden growing and clean - among other things. The 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 media outlet for the movement! MERCY wants 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.

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   about the Org ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  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.

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   Status report ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  The Center in Salem is available, Monday thru Friday, Noon to 6pm. Donations can be made in person by cash, checks -or- online. (1) <...> stay tuned for more details Meetings MERCY organizes Meetings and Meet-Ups around the state. Hosting public meetings has been the best way to serve, so we will try to keep those going. Actions Follow legislation and get people acting on it. Also try to follow ACMM meetings and Meet-Ups. Patients and doctors in OMMP should be able to network and share information about their conditions and how to obtain & apply their medicine - growing tips, cooking recipes, which strains work best, etc. MERCY hopes to educate doctors and patients in general on their rights as well as the truth on the medical effects - beneficial and otherwise. We want to survey the areas we are trying to cover. Stay tuned for details! Get on the email list, click > here <

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   About the Issue ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  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.

( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   About the WebSite ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )  The website is maintained by volunteers under the direction of Perry, 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!   QUICK OVERVIEW | Mercycenters.org has an estimated value of $ 5,793 USD and receives about 309 pageviews per day. The site has Google Pagerank of 3 and ranked # 1,334,034 in the World based on Alexa traffic ranking. Estimated Worth: $ 5,793 USD; IP Address: 209.139.194.119; Daily Pageviews: 309; ISP: Bell Canada; Alexa Rank: # 1,334,034; Organization: Baremetal; Compete Rank: # N/A; IP Location: Victoria, Canada ; PageRank: 3; Site URL: http://mercycenters.org ... source - http://webdetail.org/www.mercycenters.org Statistics Summary for mercycenters.org | Mercycenters.org is ranked #1,208,004 in the world according to the three-month Alexa traffic rankings. This site has attained a traffic rank of 214,803 among users in India, where about 51% of its audience is located. Visitors to this site spend about two minutes per visit to the site and 55 seconds per pageview, and Mercycenters.org is located in the US. Roughly 56% of visits to this site consist of only one pageview (i.e., are bounces). ... Alexa Traffic Rank(s): Global Rank = 1,239,884 ... Rank in US = 386,190; Reputation: 96 Sites Linking In ... Source - http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mercycenters.org An inquiry was made about this domain's (mercycenters.org) value through PanSee web application. You can see the report by visiting this link - http://www.pansee.com/index.php?domain=mercycenters.org. More info, like Site Maps and Statistic reports (WebStats.htm), on the way. “If you don't like the content on the Internet, bring your shining light to make sure others will find something of value.   Caring and connectivity go together, and with this Godgiven capability you can no longer claim powerlessness to change the world.” - Frank Odasz, Director of Big Sky Telegraph, Western Montana College of the University of Montana

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