What’s Happening

in Oregon state and NorthWest, and beyond – 2012

see below for details

* NOTICE:  There is a campaign to support the Medical Cannabis educational video project. Please go to http://www.indiegogo.com/Medical-Cannabis - for more information.  Project Contact:  Arthur Livermore, National Director, American Alliance for Medical Cannabis (AAMC)

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* Monday, January 30th and February 6th, 20th - all at  7pm * and every 1^st  and  3^rd  Mondays of the month (and 5^th, as happens) * 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

*  Every Monday (when school in session!), next are scheduled for January 30th and February 6th, 13th * all at 7pm *  Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) meets on the University of Oregon campus, Eugene.  Contact:  Sam Chapman, UO SSDP chapter President, at - 503-396-9062, or by emailing - samuelc@uoregon.edu

* Every Monday (usually), next are January 30th and February 6th * all at 6:30pm * Eugene’s Cannabis T.V. Show filming in Eugene * If you're interested in helping produce a weekly half-hour cable access TV show in the Studios of Community Television 29 in Eugene, Oregon educating the public on Cannabis issues come on by.   Eugene Cannabis TV Weekly Production  happens every Monday now from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at:   Community TV 29 Studio behind Sheldon High School  *  Contact Dan Koozer, Producer – ECTV   at   541.517-0957  or visit:   http://w-v-norml.org

See ECTV on YouTube, visit -  https://www.youtube.com/user/EugeneCannabisTV?feature=mhee - for episode for January 25, 2012. Troy and Rev. Will are with DanK this week. Oregon Citizen's Review of OMMP tour, discrimination against cardholders, discussions with state legislators. In the second segment, Troy shares new information about cannabis chemistry.

* Every Wednesday (except Holidays), Next are February 1st, 8th, 15th * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * Want to get your Card?  Need Medicine Now?  Welcome to The Club!  The Mercy Club, a Public Meet-Up hosted by MERCY at Suite 150 at 1469 Capital St NE, Salem, OR, 97301. * For more info,  call MERCY at:  503.363-4588  –or- visit:  http://mercycenters.org/Club.html

* Wednesday, February 1st - 7pm * and every 1st Wed of every month * an Oregon Green Free (OGF - PDX) meeting, at Stark Street Pizza, in Portland, Oregon * Social meeting, Open to public.  Visit - http://www.oregongreenfree.org  for more on OGF.

*  Friday, February 3rd  * 7:00pm to 7:30pm * Friday Nite Live Call-In TV Show organized by MERCY-TV at CCTV in Salem, at Capital Community Television,  575 Trade St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Weekly Filming and Show.  Usually (!) every Friday, excepting holidays, etc.  We start setting up at 6:00PM * call:  503.363-4588  or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/  - for more.

C’mon Down! MERCY-Live happens, every Friday at 7pm, on Cable Channel 23 and this is a great opportunity for folks to talk about their action and legislative items to folks in the Salem metro area.  Please contact Perry at MERCY to arrange to come on down to the CCTV station in Salem and pitch your thing.  Or, in the Salem area, just call  503-588-6444  between 7 – 7:30 PM and let everybody know that way.

ALSO, there’s MERCY-TV Monthly show and our Weekly Meetings broadcasts to utilize to get your message out in the Salem-metro area.  MERCY Monthly TV is filmed the last Thursday of the month starting at 7pm at CCTV in Salem.  MERCY Weekly TV is filmed at the Weekly meeting on Wed., 7pm at the MERCY Club in Salem.  Catch MERCY-TV in the Salem area – one of several shows available - on Cable Channel 23, TUE @ 10:30 pm, THU @ 2 pm, FRI @ 11:30 am -or- SAT @ 8:30 pm.    Many Thanks to CCtv and volunteers Shana and Peke.  Visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more.

* February 7th,  2 PM - Every 1st Tuesday of the month, Beginning Growing Class...for those that have an interest in learning how to grow Medical Marijuana.  No knowledge needed.  SO-NORML Resource Center, 332 W. 6th St., Medford, OR.  For info, visit www.so-norml.org or call 541-779-1448.

* Canna-Summit * A Summit Of Cannabis Activists/Supporters | Saturday, February 11, High Noon the first “Marijuana Super Pack” will take place at the Voter Power Building, 687 River Ave, Eugene. It will be a event for all that support Cannabis and the freedom to use it in any way we want to. All can present their ideas on where we are and where we need to go. I’m starting an agenda and encourage all to submit items they’re interested in. There will be time limits on each item to keep things moving. I’d like to record the meeting. Either voice or voice & audio for people that aren’t able to participate can review the event. This is optional and open for discussion.  I have fliers made up. I can send them as a jpeg or PDF.  Organizer Contact:  Dan Koozer

* I’m happy to invite you to the Grand Opening of the new CAN! Research, Education & Consulting office in beautiful Downtown Corvallis, Oregon!  * When: Wednesday, Feb. 15^th, 5:30 – 8pm *  Where: 551 SW 4^th St., Corvallis, Oregon (Hwy. 99W)  *  What: 5:30 - 6pm – Open House with healthy finger-foods & drink  *  6 - 7pm – Presentation by Todd Dalotto, “Cannabis Horticultural Research & the CAN! Research Model”  *  7 – 8pm – Open Discussion  *  I look forward to introducing you to my new business and innovative research model.  Hope to see you there!  Contact:  Todd Dalotto, CAN! Research, Education & Consulting, 551 SW 4th St., Corvallis, OR 97333 *  541-752-9053  *  http://www.CanResearch.net

*  Saturday, February 18th, 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

* Saturday, February 25th, 2pm – 4pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting * will be held 4th Saturdays (excepting Holidays, then 3^rd Sat.) at 687 River Ave., Eugene, 97404-2513  *  For more info call:  541.517-0957  –or-  visit:  http://w-v-norml.org/meeting.html

* Saturday, February 25th * 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm * Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Meeting.  This event repeats every month on the third Saturday at:   687 River Av, Eugene, Oregon

*  sometime in March, 2012  * 10:00 am to 2:30 pm  *  Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) / Quarterly (OMMP) Meeting *  location:  TBA  *  The Quarterly Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) is 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   971.673-1234   or visit the OMMP Meetings website: here <<

* EEH Update - We will be back at Maurie Jacobs Park again in 2012.  We've updated the Vendor Application and it's available at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/eehempfest/files/  *  The poster for our next fundraiser, the Sweet Leaf Valentine Ball (Feb 18th) is also available there.  Monthly Volunteer Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of @ month, 697 River Ave, Eugene, 4:20p.

This Calendar of Events 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