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The Constitution of this Republic should make special provision for medical freedom. To restrict the art of healing to one class will constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic. Unless we put medical freedom into the constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship and force people who wish doctors and treatment of their own choice to submit to only what the dictating outfit offers. - Benjamin Rush, co-signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first U.S. Surgeon General |
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Welcome to OPN. The Ohio Patient Network is a 501(c)(3) 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 and keep the interested current with the movement`s news.
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CONGRESS TO DEA: RECONSIDER MONOPOLY ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH |
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Washington, DC -- Sixteen Members of Congress issued a letter yesterday to newly-seated Attorney General Eric Holder urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act "swiftly to amend or withdraw" an order that significantly curtails medical marijuana research in the United States. |
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US ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS ENDING DEA RAIDS “Now American Policy” |
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Speaking at a press conference on Feb. 25 with DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that ending federal medical marijuana raids "is now American policy." The Attorney General’s comments are the latest sign of a sea change in federal policy prompted by a groundswell of grassroots pressure by Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and its allies like the Ohio Patient Network.
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OPN ANNUAL MEETING HELD -- May 31, 2008 |
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The Ohio Patient Network held its Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the offices of the Columbus Free Press at 1000 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH. Forty-three people participated in this meeting to elect the organization's officers for the coming year. After the meeting, OPN Past President, Mary Jane Borden commented, "This is a very special board. Well over half of the original co-founders came together to seat this board, which includes three of them in the positions of President, Vice President, and Treasurer." Board President Brandy Zink said that she looks forward to setting the organization on a course to better achieve its goals and be of service to patients. "With the introduction of the Ohio Medical Compassion Act, there is a greater need for educational resources from a credible, professional organization such as the Ohio Patient Network. |
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MARIJUANA (Cannabis) |
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The use of marijuana in some form has occurred for 10,000 years. Records show that the Chinese cultivated "Ma" (cannabis hemp) for fiber, medicine, and herbal use by the 27th century BC. From the 8th to the 18th centuries AD, Arab physicians and scientists utilized the medicinal properties of cannabis hemp to treat wide variety of conditions and illnesses including ear and skin diseases, epilepsy, and pain. |
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MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS |
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(modified from the www.compassionatecanadians.com "Virtual Medical Marijuana March on Ottawa" website) This Medical Cannabis Patients Bill of Rights was designed to outline the basic rights of critically and chronically ill medical cannabis patients, and to urge the federal government to protect these individuals from stigma, arrest and prosecution. a. I should not be a criminal; I am a person living with a medical condition and use cannabis to alleviate my suffering; I am capable of making fundamental decisions about my health. b. I should have the right to live free of unnecessary suffering, social stigma and interference from the state, and should not have to chose between my personal liberty and my health. c. I should have the right to produce my own medicine if I am willing and able to do so, or to access it from a safe source without fear of arrest and persecution. d. It is the federal government's moral, legal and constitutional obligation to defend these basic and inalienable human rights, and to ensure that no organization or individual unduly interferes with them. |
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The Zoretic Patient Defense Fund |
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To donate to the Zoretic Patient Defense Fund, OPN's patient legal defense fund, simply click the above button. Before entering the amount, please indicate that your donation is for the Zoretic Patient Defense Fund in the Payment For: text box. Thank you for your contribution!
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War on Junk |
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A riotous exploration of prohibition policies, told through the narrative lens of a future America in which the government outlaws junk food in response to widespread obesity. Click on the image to buy this book now. 10% of the purchase price will be donated to OPN. |
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