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About >> Mission
OPN Mission Statement
Ohio Patient Network is a non-profit coalition of
patients, caregivers, activists and medical professionals who support the
compassionate use of cannabis for various medicinal purposes. Our mission
is to coordinate information between patients, medical professionals, and
attorneys, as well as to educate the public.
About >> Board of Directors
OPN Board Members
President: John Precup
Vice President: Mike Miles
Treasurer: Mary Jane Borden, MBA, APR
Director of Development: Doug Vaughn
Director of Patient Advocacy: Deirdre A. "Dee Dee" Zoretic
Director of Public Health: Norman Jentner, PhD
Secretary:
Rob Ryan, MS
About >> Committee Contacts
OPN Committee Contacts
Public Health Committee: Norman Jentner, PhD
Development Committee: Doug Vaughn, Co-Chair: Tonya Davis, Rev. Mary Spears
Medical Committee: Paula Mercer, RN-C , Norman Jentner PhD.
Legal Committee: Don E. Wirtshafter, Esq.
Newsletter Committee: Jim White
Website management: Jim White
Patient Advocacy Committee: Deirdre A. "Dee Dee" Zoretic
Public Relations Committee: Mary Jane Borden, MBA, APR; John Precup
Speakers Bureau: John Precup
Strategic Planning Committee: Mary Jane Borden, MBA, APR; Jean Taddie, MA
Information Specialist: Mike Miles
Membership Liaison: Rev. Mary Spears
About >> History
OPN History
Although a statewide organization of patients had been a long-term dream of
many medicinal cannabis activists in Ohio, the Ohio Patient Network began to
officially solidify after the Ohio Medical Marijuana Educational Conference
was held at Ohio State University in January 2001. This conference was
sponsored by Drug Policy Education of Ohio and funded by the Drug Policy
Foundation.
Shortly after that conference, a group of patients, caregivers, and
activists from all over Ohio got together on the Internet to discuss
strategies to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. From this meeting, the
Ohio Patient Network (OPN) was officially born.
Ohio Patient Network - P.O. Box 26353 - Columbus, Ohio 43226-0353
1-888-OH-Patient (1-888-647-2843) info@ohiopatient.net