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Click here for printable version of current month in WORD, click here for PDF. What’s
Happening in Oregon state and NorthWest
- 2008 see below
for details Action
Items and Alerts Register, Vote
and Get Everybody You Know to Do So Also. And Vote Smart! Visit NORMLs Campaign 2008 web
page - http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6966 For example, Query every candidate
running for office - from local dog-catcher to presidential contender - on how they
would vote on this bill. --------------------------------- Federal Medical
Marijuana Bill Introduced by Rep. Ron Paul Washington, DC:
Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) has introduced H.R. 5842, the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act,”.
This bill would make federal authorities respect states' current laws on
medicinal cannabis and end DEA raids on facilities distributing medical
marijuana legally under state law. Representative Paul, whose presidential campaign
prominently featured the ending of the drug war as a platform plank, was joined
by Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY),
and Sam Farr (D-CA) in co-sponsoring this bill. “I think marijuana is a helpful medical treatment for
the people who have intractable nausea,” Paul said in a 2004 House debate
regarding a similar measure. “I would like to point out this is not
something strange that we are suggesting here. For the first 163 years of our
history in this country, the federal government had total hands off, they never
interfered with what the states were doing.” Twelve states have approved the use of medical marijuana,
beginning with California in 1996 with the passage of Proposition 215. The
DEA continues to raid and harass medicinal cannabis dispensaries operating within
these states' laws. Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack
Obama have both indicated they would end such raids should they be elected. Michigan will vote on an initiative to adopt medical
cannabis legislation this November. Minnesota and Rhode Island's respective legislatures are also considering
pro-reform legislation this year. For more information, contact NORML Legal Director
Keith Stroup at (202) 483-5500. Supporters can write their Representatives in
favor of this bill at: Events * Every
Tuesday, next is September
2nd * 7pm * Cannabis T.V. Show filming in Eugene * Eugene Cannabis TV Weekly Production happens every Tuesday from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at: Community TV 29 Studio behind Sheldon High School
* Call 541.517-0957 or visit:
http://mercycenters.org/events/Meet_CLF.htm * Every
Wednesday, next is
September 3rd * 7:00pm to 9:00pm * Patient
MeetUp hosted by MERCY at Coffeehouse Cafe in Salem. Located at 135 Liberty St. NE Salem, Oregon, 97301, their phone number is 503-371-6768
and they are letting us meet in the “Green Room”, This one will happen
every Wednesday. * for more
info about Meetings and Meet-Ups, call
MERCY at: 503.363-4588 –or- visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meet_PUB_Café.htm
* Wednesday,
September 3rd, 7pm * and 1st Wed of every month
* an Oregon Green Free (OGF - PDX) meeting, at Stark Street Pizza, in Portland, Oregon * Social meeting, Open to
public. * 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. * Rsrcs > Pats (plus)
> Online > Forums * Know any?
Let everybody else know! Visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Forums.html and Post It! * Saturday,
September 6th, 10AM to 10PM – Sunday, September 7th, 10AM
to 10PM - 2008 * HempStalk happens in Portland,
Oregon. * Eastbank
Esplanade, 2 S.E. Main, between Salmon and Madison * 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/ * or
Contact HempStalk organizers: The Hemp
and Cannabis Foundation (THCf), by phone:
1-800-723-0188 -or- visiting: http://thc-foundation.org/ *
Sunday, September 7th, 1pm - 8pm * Public
Meeting on Medical Cannabis in West Salem,
will happen every 1st Sunday of the month * at
the Westside Restaurant and Lounge, 610 Edgewater St.
NW, Salem, Oregon, 97304 . For more info, Call 503.363-4588
-or- Click here
for a flyer in MS-WORD. * Saturday,
September 13th, at Noon * a Patient Resource NetWork Meeting in Portland
hosted by Oregon NORML. NOTE: You must
have an OMMP card among other requirements.
Visit: > http://www.ornorml.org < for the latest information on location,
time and requirements. * Saturday,
September 13th, Noon – 2pm * happens Every 2nd Saturday of the month *
an Oregon Green Free (OGF-Eug) meeting, in Eugene * General
Meet-Up, open to the public at 1pm. NOTE: The
first hour, starting at 12:00 is for Card
Holders, only. The second hour,
starting at 1:00 will be open to the general
public. * Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St, Eugene, Oregon. *
September 13th * and Every 2nd Saturday of the month
* at DHS building, 1607 Gekeler Lane, in LaGrande
at Noon * OGF East * General Meet-Up, open to the public. * September 19, 2008 * 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
* ACMM / Quarterly Meeting * location:
Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon Street,
Room 1-E, Portland, OR 97232
* Next scheduled Quarterly
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) 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 971.673-1226
or by visiting the OMMP website at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/ * Saturday,
September 20th * 12:30pm * at the Tigard Town Hall (Tigard)
* OGF-PDX-West * Meeting, open to the public. Happens every 3rd Sat. of the
month. *
Saturday, September 20th * from 1pm til 4pm *
at the Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall, north of Brookings
- * OGF-South-Coast * Meeting. Open to
the public. * The Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall is at 96349 Cape Ferrelo Road,
Brookings, Oregon. Cape Ferrelo
Road East is off HWY 101 north of
Brookings, about 3 miles up on the left.
Happens every 3rd Sat. of the month. * every last
Thursday of the Month, next is September 25th * 7:00pm to
9:00pm * TV Show filming and Patient MeetUp hosted by MERCY-TV at CCTV
in Salem, at Capital
Community Television, 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, Oregon, 97301 – Monthly
Filming and Meeting * call: 503.363-4588 or visit - http://mercycenters.org/tv/ - for more. * Saturday,
September 27th, 2pm * Willamette Valley NORML Public meeting * Normally
happens every 4th Sat. of the month and is held at Herbs Toasted Subs, 1210 Willamette, in Eugene
* call: 541.517-0957 –or-
visit: http://WillametteValleyNORML.org *
Saturday, September 27th at 2 pm * at Big
Blue, the Oregon Green Free (OGF) Patient Resource Center 2375 SE 174th Ave., Portland * OGF-PDX-East *
Meeting, open to the public. Happens
every 4th Sat. of the month. *
Saturday, September 27th at Noon * in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside *
OGF-North-Coast * Meeting. Open to the
public. Happens every 4th Sat. of the month. * Monday,
October 6th, 7pm * and Every 1st Monday of the
month ( except September, no meet ) *
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 * Tuesday,
October 14th, 2008 (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. 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 7-ish
* 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 * Sometime
in 2008 * The Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards *
The Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), an annual event, was last held at Ambridge
Events Center - 300 NE Multnomah - Portland, Oregon –and – was Open to the
Public: 10am-5pm - Banquet for ticketholders only: 7pm-10pm *
hosted by Oregon NORML. Visit:
> http://www.ornorml.org/omca * Stay Tuned for Next * Public
Meet Up in Bend-area (Redmond), Oregon * The first meeting of Oregon MMJ
Support Group was September 5th, 2007, at 5pm until 7pm, at the
Redmond Public Library at 827 Deschutes Ave., Redmond, OR. Another Medical Cannabis Resource
NetWork Opportunity for Patients as well as CardHolders-to-be. * Social meeting, Open to public * Call 541.546-9209 –or- visit:
http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meet_OMMJSG.htm < Others? Let everybody know, visit:
http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html and Post It! *
Wednesdays, 7:00
pm - 8:30 pm * Next Emerald Empire Hempfest (EEH) Core Volunteer Meeting
in Eugene is TBA*
Location: TBA. Call
541-517-0957 or visit: http://emeraldempirehempfest.com/ Details ====== more
details on What’s Happening in Oregon
state and the NorthWest region - 2008 ---------------------
Action! --------------------- Announcing the release of
"Medical Marijuana Law," a book co-authored by Richard Glen Boire, of
the Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (www.cognitiveliberty.org), and
Kevin Feeney Medical Marijuana Law offers a
complete overview of federal law and each of the 11 state medical marijuana
programs. MMJ Law discusses the medical necessity defense in depth, how to
qualify for each state program, the legal rights of patients and the role and
legal rights of caregivers, how to deal with cops and how to remain legal under
your state's law. MMJ Law also explores the rights and responsibilities of
physicians who recommend marijuana, and explains how physicians can avoid legal
troubles. In addition to the above, MMJ Law
contains a resource guide for each state, listing the prominent clinics and
patient advocacy organizations in each state, contains the Marijuana Policy
Project's Model Medical Marijuana Bill, a forward by Frank Lucido, MD, one of
the prominent marijuana docs in California, and an article by Dale Gieringer
(NORML) providing advice to medical marijuana providers. The book is 190 pages and retails
at 14.95, but is available on Amazon at a reduced price. Clinics who wish to
stock this book should visit the website of Ronin Publishing at ( http://www.roninpub.com/ord_whole.html
). We feel that this guide will be a
valuable resource for patients, caregivers and their doctors. Any and all
feedback on this book from readers is appreciated. Questions are also
welcome. For more information
Contact: Kevin Feeney, JD (lalunaensumano@hotmail.com) Advisory Committee on Medical
Marijuana (ACMM) meeting hosted by the OMMP. Last Quarterly meet: June, 2008 In Bend - and was an Advisory Committee on
Medical Marijuana (ACMM) meeting. We’ll get whatever documentation
we can and post. Next meeting will be
sometime in September and will probably be in Portland. See: http://mercycenters.org/ommp/meets/ for details, including any info we have,
like proposed agenda, etc. We’ll get
copies of documents and stuff from the meetings - and post in our online
library, print out and otherwise Keep you in the loop! - as we can(!) You can also keep up on Public Meeting
Notices by visiting the OMMP website at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/ * Call
the Program at 971.673-1226 for more
info on OMMP hosted meetings. Also, see: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/acmm.shtml for more detail on the Advisory Committee
on Medical Marijuana (ACMM) or visit: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ommp/mtngnotice.shtml
for latest OMMP hosted meetings. ---------------------
NetWork! --------------------- 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. * 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 and Other Interetsted Parties. * > Rsrcs > Pats (plus) > Online
> Forums * Others? Let everybody
know, visit: http://www.mercycenters.org/orgs/Forums.html and Post It! The first meeting of the of the
Oregon MMJ Support Group will be September 5th 2007, at 5pm until 7pm, at the
Redmond Public Library at 827 Deschutes Ave Redmond, OR. This is an organizational meeting
to kickoff a new concept in MMJ support groups, no money to exchange hands for
MMJ EVER. I am hoping that groups of grower and patients will agree to this
concept. We are not cops, but we don’t want to associate with persons who
believe MMJ is money. We will be a self policing group where we expose anyone
in the group who tries to sell any of us MJ. The plan would work when four
patients cooperate and fund a grow that would yield more than the four could
consume. Each patient receives what he/she needs and willingly gives the
remainder to the poor and those without medicine. The group would do everything
in a open way so no one has to believe someone’s word. There would be an
accounting system that would protect identities of patients and also return a
list of who received the gifts. Each group would have surplus each
harvest unless there were a disaster of some kind. Grower/patient groups could
agree to cover each other if somehow a harvest fails. The group would send all
or part of the surplus to those who did not have a good harvest. I am just trying to organize
support for all card holders. I want the group to not have a leader. I prefer a
small group of five to manage services for the patients. NO Big Chesses!! No
stinky cheese. Everyone equal. All meeting public. All needs processed in the
order of their arrival. I don’t want to be treated special. I am just a
patient. My goal is to help setup such a group in every place where there are
card holders. Any other group may freely copy our model. Clinton Email: clinth1947@yahoo.com. Phone: 541 546-9209 Q: I respectfully suggest that your ideas are compassionate,
idealistic, and a little bit grandiose and naive! ;~) The reality of the
situation is that an idea such as yours would be successful if privately
done in some sort of
"communal" setting. Human
nature; greed, lust for power, self-absorption, will always get in the way of
such utopian ideals, however, especially on the large scale you proposed. A: Agree that this plan is idealistic, but its the only one that now
fits the law. I would welcome a professional gardener who could legally be able
to be compensated. Rather than giving up and waiting for changes, I decided to
grow as much MMJ for patients as I am now able (under the law). My grow costs run
about $400 per month and I get a good crop. I can afford to pay $100 of that
cost without any stress. I know there are other patients who can do what I
propose. We will help others - motivated by compassion.
I am trying to organize local card holders, and I am proposing this
model as the current way to safely live within the law. When the laws change,
it must provide solutions for those who are the very poor. Prices should be
regulated with a percent going to compassionate care.
I dont want to see the rich dispensary owners in California, be able to
operate like that here in Oregon. The problem with existing Law is that some
patients want to be able to collect for big grow rooms. Some point out that
this is probably illegal - when the costs are
collected from patients not registered with that grower. This leads to a
need for money to get MMJ. Yes it cost me a lot more that the $20 per ounce I
stated. I'm not counting anything other than electricity, bulbs, nutrients,
occasional repairs. I have accepted this and have bitten the bullet and will
not try to recover those costs. 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 OGF Meet-Up Info we have, PLEASE
update us if you know more: * Second Saturday of the Month,
times TBA (usually Noon) * Oregon Green
Free (OGF-Eug) Meeting, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St in Eugene. NOTE: General Meet-Up, open to the public at
1pm. The first hour at 12:00 is for Card Holders, only. The second hour 1:00 will be open to the
general public. *
1st Wed of every month * at
Stark Street Pizza (Portland), 7 pm
* OGF (PDX) * Social meeting, Open to public. *
Every 2nd Saturday of the month
* at DHS building in LaGrande at Noon * OGF East * The OGF East or La
Grande area chapter holds its meetings at Integrated Services Building (DHS,
Sr. & Disabled) 1607 Gekeler
Lane, which is on or near the Blue
Mountain Community College. General
Meet-Up, open to the public. *
Every 3rd Saturday of the month * at the Tigard Town Hall (Tigard) at
12:30 * OGF PDX West * Meeting, open to the public. *
Every 3rd Saturday of the month *
at the Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall, north of Brookings - from 1pm til 4pm *
OGF-South-Coast * The Cape Ferrelo Fire Hall
is at 96349 Cape Ferrelo Road, Brookings Oregon. Cape Ferrelo Road East is off HWY 101 north of Brookings, about 3 miles up
on the left. * Meeting. Open to the
public. *
Every 4th Saturday of the month * at Big Blue, the Oregon Green Free
(OGF) Patient Resource Center at 2 pm *
OGF-PDX-East * Meeting, open to the public.
* Big Blue is located at 2375 SE
174th Ave., Portland, Ore. 97233 * Ph: 503-760-2671 * Fax: 503-715-0120 *
Every 4th Saturday of the month *
in the Westlake Restaurant in Seaside at Noon * OGF North Coast * Meeting. Open to the public. *
Central Oregon OGF (Bend) *
tries to meet every first Saturday but has outgrown their building - we
will update you when they have found one – and let us know. *
OGF Central Coast (Newport) * have met a couple times and have also
outgrown their room. * Central Coast was renting a yurt in one of the nearby
(Newport) state parks but the last one was overflow to so they are looking for
other options too. If you have an idea
e-mail them at: ogfcentralcoast@oregongreenfree.com. We’ll keep you updated as we find out ... Got a Place? Or an Idea?
Post It! visit > http://www.mercycenters.org/events/Meets.html * (Usually) Second Saturday of the Month from 12 Noon to 3 PM * Oregon NORML Cardholder Patient Meeting in Portland. These meetings are scheduled monthly on the second Saturday of each month- except September and December, when the meeting is held on the third Saturday of the month, and (usually) run from 12 Noon to 3 PM, in Portland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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