ORGANIZATION NEWS:

1.  OPN Members Will Speak at Million Marijuana Marches

2.  Join OPN at This Year’s Hempfest, June 7

3.  OPN Welcomes New Secretary

4.  15-Minute Mission

5.  Attention All Ohio Leaders!

STATE NEWS:

6.  Cleveland City Club to Host Debate on Marijuana Legalization

NATIONAL NEWS:

8.   Medical Marijuana "Truth in Trials Act" Introduced

9.   DEA Accepts Rescheduling Petition

10. Cannabis May Suppress Immune System

11. Marijuana Compounds May Act Without Causing a High

12. Rosenthal Asks for New Trial, Cites Juror Violations

13. Bill Passes Targeting Rave Scene

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

14. Medical Marijuana in Liquid Form Heads for Approval in Britain

15. Marijuana May Slow Effects of Aging

16. Government Pot Packs Punch

17. Canadian Government to Unveil Marijuana Decriminalization Bill in June

18. Brazilian Health Ministry Proposes Legalization of Drug Possession

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1. OPN MEMBERS WILL SPEAK AT MILLION MARIJUANA MARCHES

Events Will Be Held the First Weekend in May

The Million Marijuana March, a global event in support of the herb, happens every year the first weekend in May.  This year, OPN speakers will address the crowds in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

OPN President John Precup will talk in Cleveland on Saturday, May 3rd.  The festivities begin at High Noon on Public Square, where everyone will assemble for the March around the Cuyahoga County Jail.  After the march, enjoy bands and speakers at Jesse Owens Park (West 3rd and Lakeside).  For more information contact the Ohio Cannabis Society at 216-521-9333.

OPN Secretary Rob Ryan will speak at the Cincinnati March on Sunday, May 4th.  This event will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ohio Fountain Square.  For more information, check out: http://www.millionmarijuanamarch.org/cities.php. 

Other Ohio cities scheduled for a march include:  Columbus, Dayton, Oberlin and Toledo.  Find links to all the marches at:

http://www.millionmarijuanamarch.org/navigator.php

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2. JOIN OPN AT THIS YEAR’S HEMPFEST, JUNE 7

The OPN will have a booth at this year's Hempfest, which will be held Saturday, June 7th at Ohio State University’s South Oval, a historic State Land Grant.  Directions are at www.ohiohemp.org. 

This FREE event is a tradition dating back to 1987.  Last year the Hempfest attracted about 12,000 people throughout the day.  This year is expected to be bigger and better than ever.   

Entertainment includes: Hi-FI, Current, Mescalito, Flex Crew, Guest, 876, Oridary Peoples, The Shantee, Dr. X, Rusted Root's Jim Donovan Drum Circle, 4:20 Power Poetry Pill, Local Color, 4 Ohms, and Psychedelic Circus.

One of the greatest things to realize is that Hempfest is not just an intellectual free party with thousands of people. The event represents a microcosm of an entire global culture linking generations together for a common cause. Every year it stimulates new activists to take leadership. 

Come to the Hempfest to enjoy the bands, get informed and meet great people!  Stop at the OPN table to meet your fellow OPN members. 

Shine or Rain, Cure the Pain. For more information, call the Hempfest organizers at (614) 291-1026

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3. OPN WELCOMES NEW SECRETARY

Hi, my name is Robert Ryan. I am an engineer by trade, an anti-drug war warrior by conviction, and your new Secretary.  I have recently returned to Ohio. In the 80's I lived in Cincinnati and then moved to Maryland for family reasons.  I have been back in Cincinnati this past year, and I am looking forward to working with you all.

I have served in a number of organizations (i.e. Weed n Seed, Republican party, etc.), and I bring a formal approach to the Secretary position.  In Maryland I was heavily engaged in lobbying efforts on numerous issues, but the one that was closest to my heart was the recently passed Darrell Putman Compassionate Use Act (now waiting on Gov. Bob Ehrlich's signature).  One of the biggest tragedies in Darrell Putman's story (besides his death) was the erosion of respect he had for the government as he came to learn more of the truth concerning marijuana. 

Now I am ready to once again to do my part in ending this aberration called the War on Drugs, which has affected me personally.  There is a direct connection between my mother's breast cancer agony, due to inadequate pain relief ("she might get addicted"), and my son's arrest.  That connection is the War on Drugs, which I prefer to call it a War on Americans. 

I support the compassionate use of cannabis for various medicinal purposes. I shall assist OPN's mission to coordinate information between patients, medical professionals, and attorneys, as well as to educate the public.  If you want to know more about me please go to my webpage www.robryan.org  and follow the Profile and Principle links.

Thank You,

Robert R Ryan

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4.  15-MINUTE MISSION

By Deirdre Zoretic

This month, our 15-minute mission is a few simple questions that any patient can answer about himself or herself.  A caregiver can answer them about the patient they care for.

1. What condition do you use the cannabis for?

2. Are there any nasty side effects to your cannabis use?

3. Is the cannabis better than any medications that your doctor has prescribed to you?

4. If so, which medications?  And why is it better?

These are questions for a medical cannabis researcher.  Anonymity is fine.  All responses will be sent without a name unless you request to have your name kept on it. 

Please forward your information to me at DZoretic@ohiopatient.net.  Thank you for your time; this research can help all of us.

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5. ATTENTION ALL OHIO LEADERS!

Are you a leader of a drug policy reform organization in or around Ohio? Regardless of whether your group's primary interest is marijuana, the HEA, or harm reduction, the Ohio Patient Network wants to network with you and your group. Toward that end, we will be putting together a list of Ohio drug policy reform organizations and their leaders. This may evolve into an e-mail discussion list if participants wish.

Why a list of leaders? First, the right hand should know what the left hand is doing, because one might be able to help the other. If your group is staging an event in Ohio, what better way to let other reformers know than by telling the leaders of other like-minded groups? Need help with a special problem? Maybe other leaders have encountered similar problems and can provide valuable insight. Need a speaker for a meeting or event? Several groups like OPN offer speakers who specialize in particular areas of drug reform and who may be just the person you need.

If you are an Ohio drug policy reform leader and want to participate, please e-mail Mary Jane Borden at mjborden@ohiopatient.net. OPN will also be tracking prior e-mail messages and conducting Web searches to identify Ohio groups and their leaders. We will then contact these individuals to personally ask if they will participate in this important project. We look forward to hearing from and, over time, meeting each and every drug policy reform group leader in Ohio. Together we can make an even greater difference.

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6. CLEVELAND CITY CLUB TO HOST DEBATE ON MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

NORML Director Keith Stroup Will Argue for Legalization

Speakers for the City Club’s Drug Law Reformation Debate will be:

*Keith Stroup, Executive Director of NORML (FOR legalization)

*Randy White, Member of Parliament for Langley- Abbotsford (AGAINST)

When: Friday, May 16, 2003 at 12:00 noon

Where: The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Avenue

Price (includes lunch): $15 - members; $25- non- members

For more information or to make a reservation, please call (216) 621- 0082.

With current international and national trends to reform existing drug laws, we are faced with many pressing issues. Is the war on drugs effectively eliminating drug use and possession?  Will reformed laws in bordering countries allow easier access to drugs in the United States? How should the possession of drugs, such as marijuana, be treated by our justice system? Mr. Keith Stroup, Executive Director of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, and Mr. Randy White, a Canadian native and Member of Parliament for Langley- Abbotsford, will debate these issues in a discussion of drug law reformation.

Mr. Stroup, founder of NORML, supports legalization and the removal of all penalties for the private possession and responsible use of marijuana by adults. Mr. Stroup, a public- interest attorney, is a graduate of Georgetown Law School. He is a recipient of the Richard J. Dennis Drugpeace Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Drug Policy Reform.  Mr. White is an opponent of the legalization of marijuana and “harm reduction.” While advocating education, treatment, detoxification and rehabilitation, Mr. White has traveled and studied drug problems extensively throughout the world and in Canada’s own prison system. He has also produced several large public forums in British Columbia on the drug issue with victims, addicts and notable drug speakers.

NOTE:  Cleveland’s public television station, WVIZ - Channel 25, is scheduled to broadcast this debate at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 18.

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7. OHIO APPEALS COURT RULES MOM'S MARIJUANA USE NOT ADEQUATE REASON FOR STATE TO SEIZE KIDS

Source:  The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #282 -- April 11, 2003 http://www.drcnet.org/wol/282.html#supportfamilies

The 9th Ohio District Court of Appeals ruled on April 1 that daily marijuana smoking by a working single mother does not make her an unfit parent.  The ruling came in the case of Teresa Scott, whose children were taken by the state after she admitted smoking the demon weed.  The case now goes back to Summit County Juvenile Court, which will make a final decision on the custody of Scott's four children.

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NOTES: 

Check out the Plain Dealer’s favorable editorial, MARIJUANA AND MOM (April 5, 2003), at:  http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n503/a03.html

Joseph Zoretic, OPN member and Ohio Cannabis Society Director of Education, had his powerful letter to the editor published April 5 in the Plain Dealer.  The letter, titled PARENTS CAN SMOKE POT AND STILL BE RESPONSIBLE, is archived at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n502/a07.html.  

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8. MEDICAL MARIJUANA "TRUTH IN TRIALS ACT" INTRODUCED

Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Federal Defendants To Show They Followed State Law

Source:  Marijuana Policy Project, April 10, 2003 News Release, http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr041003.html

(Washington, DC)  In the wake of the federal conviction of medical marijuana grower Ed Rosenthal -- found guilty of felony marijuana cultivation charges by a jury that was not allowed to consider that the marijuana was for medical use by seriously ill patients and was grown with the express authorization of the city of Oakland, California -- U.S. Reps. Sam Farr (D-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and at least 23 other members of Congress today introduced legislation to prevent such injustices in the future.

The Truth in Trials Act would allow individuals accused of violating federal marijuana laws to introduce evidence in federal court that they followed state law for the purpose of alleviating suffering. Defendants could be found not guilty if the jury found that they followed state medical marijuana laws.

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NOTE:  Show your support by sending a fax to your U.S. representative.  The MPP has pre-written faxes for you to send at http://www.mpp.org/USA/action.html .

To learn more see:  House GOP Leadership Gives Cold Shoulder to "Truth in Trials" Medical Marijuana Bill at http://www.drcnet.org/wol/283.html#hastert

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9. DEA ACCEPTS RESCHEDULING PETITION

Source:  Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (http://www.drugscience.org/) April 15, 2003 Press Release

On April 3, 2003 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) accepted the filing of a rescheduling petition seeking federal recognition of the accepted medical use of cannabis in the United States. The petition was filed by the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) on October 11,  2002....

Once DEA has accepted a petition for filing it must follow review procedures established by the CSA: "When a petition is received by the DEA, the agency begins its own investigation of the drug. . . Once the DEA has collected the necessary data, the DEA Administrator, by authority of the Attorney General, requests from the HHS a scientific and medical evaluation and recommendation as to whether the drug or other substance should be controlled or removed from control. This request is sent to the Assistant Secretary of Health of the HHS.

Then, the HHS solicits information from the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and evaluations and recommendations from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and on occasion, from the scientific and medical community at large. The Assistant Secretary, by authority of the Secretary, compiles the information and transmits back to the DEA a medical and scientific evaluation regarding the drug or other substance, a recommendation as to whether the drug should be controlled, and in what schedule it should be placed."

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For background information see: DEA Briefs and Background: The Controlled Substances Act  http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/csa.html

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10. CANNABIS MAY SUPPRESS IMMUNE SYSTEM

Could Lead to New Autoimmune Disorder Treatments, Say Researchers

Source:  WebMD Medical News, April 15, 2003.  Reviewed by Michael Smith, MD.  Summary from: The Journal of the American Medical Association, April 16, 2003.

By Jeanie Lerche Davis

Cannabis may offer hope to people with autoimmune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Cannabis seems to decrease inflammation in the body by suppressing certain parts of the immune system. Researchers are hoping this finding will lead to new treatments.

Previous studies have hinted at immune system abnormalities among cannabis users -- specifically, in the function of immune system cells called T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. While these cells help the body fight infections, no direct link with lowered immunity has yet been shown.

In this study, researchers tested the blood of 29 cannabis smokers -- 13 occasional users and 16 regular users (weekly or daily use). They compared the results with a group of 32 nonsmokers.

Again, researchers found that cannabis smokers had fewer immune-enhancing natural killer cells and lymphocytes, and higher levels of a protein that may promote tumor growth, called interleukin-10.

These changes can dampen the immune system's response to infection, increasing susceptibility to infections and promoting growth of tumors, states lead researcher Roberta Pacifici, PhD, with the Instituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome, Italy.

But researchers also say this finding could lead to new treatments for people with autoimmune disorders. Current treatments suppress the immune system -- thereby calming the abnormal immune response that plagues people with the conditions.

Cannabis lowers levels of the inflammation-promoting protein interleukin-2 and raises levels of the anti-inflammatory protein interleukin-10. Both of these findings could be of 

potential benefit for treating autoimmune disorders one day.

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11. MARIJUANA COMPOUNDS MAY ACT WITHOUT CAUSING A HIGH

Source: Reuters Health (Wire), April 14, 2003.  Copyright: 2003 Reuters Limited.  This article is archived at http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n531/a09.html

By Jacqueline Stenson

(San Diego, CA - Reuters Health)  Certain compounds in marijuana may help stifle an overactive immune-system response that can worsen multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative conditions without causing the drug's high, preliminary study findings suggest.

"These are the compounds of the plant that are very exciting," said study author Dr. Cecilia Hillard, an associate professor of pharmacology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Hillard and colleagues studied rat microglia cells, which are immune cells in the brain. When the brain or spinal cord experiences an infection or sustains an injury, these cells flock to the affected area to mop up debris from dead tissue. However, they also can cause the death of nerve cells by prompting excessive inflammation.

"Microglia are like a two-edged sword," Hillard said. "When they're overactive, they make a whole bunch of nasty things that wind up killing cells like neurons."

Doctors are seeking ways to curb this immune-system response, which can also worsen stroke, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS-related dementia.

Marijuana is believed to help and some patients smoke it for this purpose. But the problem is that the drug has mind-altering effects and can weaken immunity, which could pose a risk to AIDS patients and others who already have impaired immune systems.

Marijuana's actions are widely credited to its most well-known ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

In the new study, the researchers found that THC and two other compounds, CBD and CBN, markedly inhibited the proliferation of rat microglia cells in the lab.

But unlike THC, CBD and CBN do not bind to certain cellular receptors that are known to cause the unwanted side effects, Hillard reported Sunday at the annual Experimental Biology meeting.

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12. ROSENTHAL ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL, CITES JUROR VIOLATIONS

The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #281 - April 4, 2003 http://www.drcnet.org/wol/281.html#rosenthalappeal

California medical marijuana provider and growing guru Ed Rosenthal, facing a minimum of 10 years in prison after being convicted of violating federal marijuana laws, was in court this week asking for a new trial.  Attorneys for Rosenthal asked federal Judge Charles Breyer to grant a retrial after two jurors came forward to say they had sought outside legal advice during the trial.

A majority of the jurors who convicted Rosenthal have since repudiated their verdicts, stating publicly that they would not have convicted him had they known his operation was legal under California's medical marijuana law and sanctioned by the city of Oakland.  Among them were the two jurors who testified Monday that they had sought an opinion from an outside attorney on whether they could vote their conscience on the case.

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Still, until this or some other appeal works, Ed Rosenthal will appear for sentencing in June and report to federal prison soon after.  Visit http://www.green-aid.com for more information.

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13. BILL PASSES TARGETING RAVE SCENE

'Chilling Effect' On Circuit Parties Feared

Source: Houston Voice, April 18, 2003.  Copyright: 2003 Window Media LLC http://www.houstonvoice.com/.  View the whole article at: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n586/a10.html

By Lou Chibbaro Jr.

An anti-drug bill that gay and straight event promoters say could subject them to criminal prosecution for drug offenses committed by their customers passed in the House and Senate on April 10 by overwhelming margins.

The legislation, formerly known as the RAVE Act and later renamed the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, sailed through Congress with little public notice and almost no debate after a House-Senate conference committee on April 8 attached the bill to the popular Child Abduction Prevention Act.

White House officials say President Bush plans to sign the legislation....

The bill broadens the scope of an existing federal law, known as the Crack House Act, which gives the federal government authority to criminally prosecute owners of properties in which drug use and distribution occurs.  The new legislation authorizes federal prosecution of organizers or promoters of one-time events, such as circuit parties or rave events, in which alleged drug use or distribution occurs.  The bill also allows federal authorities to file civil charges against event promoters who allegedly allow drug activity at their events.

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14. MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN LIQUID FORM HEADS FOR APPROVAL IN BRITAIN

Natural Marijuana Extract Helps MS, Chronic Pain Patients

Source:  Marijuana Policy Project March 31, 2003 Press Release: http://www.mpp.org/releases/nr033103.html

(London)  In an historic step forward for medical marijuana, GW Pharmaceuticals (http://www.gwpharm.com/) has applied to Great Britain's Medicines Control Agency (equivalent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) for approval of its Cannabis-Based Medical Extract (CBME). A series of large, controlled trials showed that CBME provided substantial and sometimes dramatic relief for patients suffering from chronic pain and other symptoms resulting from multiple sclerosis or neurological conditions.

GW's medicine is, for all practical purposes, marijuana in liquid form. An extract made from plants bred for specific levels of various active components unique to marijuana, called cannabinoids, CBME is similar to marijuana-based extracts and tinctures that were legally available in the United States -- manufactured by major drug companies and sold through pharmacies -- until the federal government banned marijuana in 1937.

CBME, administered as a spray in the mouth, gave relief above and beyond standard medications, often helping where standard drugs failed or caused unacceptable side effects. CBME's side effects were few and generally mild. Approval by the Medicines Control Agency is expected before the end of the year.

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15. MARIJUANA MAY SLOW EFFECTS OF AGING

Source:  Hamilton Spectator, April, 19 2003.  Copyright: The Hamilton Spectator 2003 http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/.  View the entire article at: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n565/a07.html

By Jeremy Laurance, The Independent, London

(London)  Cannabis, the third most popular recreational drug after alcohol and tobacco, could become as widely used as Aspirin in the 21st century.

There is growing evidence that its compounds may protect the brain against the damaging effects of aging.

Although the drug distorts perception and affects short-term memory, it may also help prevent degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and motor neurone diseases.

Scientists at the Institute of Neurology in London, say the "huge potential" of cannabis compounds is emerging, as understanding of its biological and pharmacological properties improves.

Professor Alan Thompson and his colleagues wrote in Lancet Neurology:

"Basic research is discovering interesting members of this family of compounds that have previously unknown qualities, the most notable of which is the capacity for neuroprotection."

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16. GOVERNMENT POT PACKS PUNCH

But Strain Too Much Trouble To Grow

Source: Winnipeg Sun, April 21, 2003.  Copyright: 2003 Canoe Limited Partnership http://www.fyiwinnipeg.com/winsun.shtml.  View the entire article at: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n560/a08.html.

(Canadian Press)  A strain of government-certified marijuana is extremely potent but difficult to grow, and may eventually be abandoned as too much trouble, officials say.

The flowering tops or buds of the strain, grown for Health Canada in a vacant mine section in Flin Flon, contain between 20% and 25% THC, the most active ingredient of marijuana, laboratory results show.

American tests on marijuana seized by U.S. police forces suggest ordinary street dope averages about 5% THC, with sinsemilla -- considered the champagne of weed -- averaging about 10%.

But the highly potent Flin Flon strain -- one of two official strains that together produced a crop of 244 kilograms last fall -- is anemic and tough to grow successfully.

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17. CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO UNVEIL MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION BILL IN JUNE

Source:  The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #284 -- April 25, 2003.  http://www.drcnet.org/wol/284.html#canadadecrimbill

Citing an "inside source," the Toronto Star reported on April 18 that the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien will unveil its long-awaited marijuana decriminalization bill in June as part of a broader National Drug Strategy.  According to the Star's source, Chretien backs the proposal to make possession of small amounts of marijuana a mere ticketable offense that will not create a criminal record.  Chretien views the current state of marijuana laws in Canada, with sporadic and inconsistent enforcement, as a "basic injustice," the Star reported.

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18. BRAZILIAN HEALTH MINISTRY PROPOSES LEGALIZATION OF DRUG POSSESSION

Source: The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #284 -- April 25, 2003. http://www.drcnet.org/wol/284.html#healthministry

The use and possession of drugs would no longer be a crime under a Brazilian Health Ministry proposal to change that country's drug laws, the Folha de Sao Paolo reported on April 14, according to a translation published on Narco News this week.  "The rigor of the current criminal laws on drugs causes unfavorable conditions for access to health programs and participation in programs by drug users, having established use as 'prohibited,' and suggesting that users hide," the Health Ministry concluded in a document presenting the proposed change.  The proposal will be debated within the government of President Lula da Silva, where it will face possible competing measures, before da Silva's Workers' Party forwards its final proposal to the Brazilian congress.  Lula must forward a proposal to reform the nation's drug strategy to the congress next month.

Under the Health Ministry proposal, drug users would neither be imprisoned nor subjected to forced drug treatment, or "therapeutic justice," as it is known in Brazil.  But the prohibition on the sale of drugs would remain.

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All articles are intended for educational purposes and do not reflect an official position, either positive or negative, by the OPN or its Board of Directors.

Ohio Patient Network does not endorse any candidates running for office. The reports of campaign-related activities are for educational purposes only.

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Find your Representative in the Ohio House at http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp

Find your Ohio Senator at http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/

Write to your officials care of their district office, or send your letter to their Columbus office at:

The Honorable (name)

Ohio House of Representatives

77 South High Street

Columbus, Ohio 43266-0603

-or-

The Honorable (name)

Ohio Senate Building

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Telephone calls and emails are also persuasive, especially when the constituent contacts the district office.