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OPNews - October 2007 edition

A Publication of Ohio Patient Network (OPN)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

From the President of OPN

The Fence Sitter

Let's overview what we have learned about bigotry and its relevance to medical marijuana.

Dennis Kucinich entered a speech into the Congressional Record memorializing Joe Zoretic

[Congressional Record: September 17, 2007 (Extensions)]
[Page E1885]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
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IN REMEMBRANCE OF JOSEPH STEPHEN ZORETIC

OPN's First Ever Lunch at Vics a Success!

On Thursday, September 20, OPN held its first ever Lunch at Vics, Vics being Victorians’ Midnight Café near the corner of Neil and 5th Avenues in Columbus. We had around 20 attendees consisting of old friends and a few new faces. Six students from Thomas Worthington High School also joined us after reading about the event on the Internet and receiving permission from their teacher to attend and observe. The students had the privilege of quizzing one of THE gurus of cannabis, Athens attorney Don Wirtshafter. The rapport was lively and informative and the food was excellent as always. Many thanks to staff at Vics -- especially Connie Harris -- for providing great service in an eclectic atmosphere. Look for many similar get-togethers in the future!

Upcoming Meetings

Online meetings represent one of the primary ways OPN and OPAN conduct business. It's a great feeling to speak with like-minded people from all over Ohio in real time and, in the process, plan how we're going to make a big difference in this state.

STATE NEWS

October is Packed with Local Events!

October will be a big month for cannabis in Ohio. Near each major city in Ohio - Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati - there will be at least one marijuana-focused event. Attend one in your area!

PUB LTE: VOTERS SHOULD BACK CANNABIS AS MEDICINE

The Aug. 18 Dispatch article "Medical marijuana may go on Ohio ballot" mentions that Michigan voters soon may vote on allowing medicinal use of marijuana. A dozen states already allow this, for one fundamental reason: Cannabis is medicine. Documented medicinal use of the plant goes back more than 6,000 years and the plant was a widely recognized remedy until politics took control of it in the 1930s and led to bans on research and patient use.

NATIONAL NEWS

MEDICAL MARIJUANA: DRUG BUST SPARKS QUESTIONS OVER LAW

Man in Wheelchair Faces Possible Federal Drug Charges After Raid

MALAGA, N.M. -- Agents with a regional drug task force raided Leonard French's home in southeastern New Mexico on Tuesday and seized several marijuana plants.

CA: DRUG AGENTS SHUTTER MEDICAL POT DISPENSARIES

San Mateo County DA Calls in Feds After Group Contests Desist Order

REDWOOD CITY -- Soon after the Patients Choice Resource Cooperative moved into its new digs in downtown San Mateo, the group received a cease-and-desist letter from the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.

U.S. COURT HANDS SETBACK TO WAMM'S FIGHT FOR LEGAL MEDICAL POT

A federal court ruling Thursday dashed hopes of local medical marijuana advocates seeking to keep the government out of their pot gardens.

RULING PROTECTS POT PATIENTS PRIVACY

A Federal Judge Denies a Grand Jury Access to Oregon Medical Marijuana Treatment Records

A federal judge has thrown out sweeping subpoenas for patient records kept by Oregon's medical marijuana program and a private clinic, saying privacy concerns overruled a grand jury's demand for information.

SEN. DURBIN SUPPORTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday federal law should change to allow for the use of medical marijuana when prescribed by a physician.

FOR MORE THAN 300 RHODE ISLANDERS, MARIJUANA PROVIDES LEGAL RELIEF

The old life of Kelly Powers began to slip away two years ago.

Retirement Living TV covers Seniors & Medical Marijuana

Viewpoint investigates the relationship between seniors living with chronic pain and their choice to use medical marijuana to alleviate their constant discomfort.

http://www.rl.tv/viewpoint/?gclid=CN-M9Lfiso4CFSCTWAodt090wg

CO: BAD MEDICINE?

Local Man Tangles With American Cancer Society, Police in His Campaign to Promote Medical Marijuana

Their view: Cannabis could replace harmful meds

By Chris Goldstein and Paul Armentano, September 8, 2007-- Millions of Americans are living in pain; so many, in fact, that doctors now prescribe enough painkillers in a single year to medicate every person in the nation. According to a disturbing new study by the Associated Press, Americans in 2005 consumed over 90,000 kilograms of powerful narcotic painkillers, not only codeine, hydrocodone and morphine, but also meperidine (Demerol) and oxycodone. In many cases, these drugs can be habit-forming. In some cases, their use can be deadly.

CA: SAME TERM FOR POT GROWER

Man Again Gets 10 Years in Medical Marijuana Case.

For the second time in five years, Bryan James Epis, the first person associated with a California cannabis buyers' club to be tried in a federal court for growing marijuana, was sentenced Friday in Sacramento to 10 years in prison.

WI: MEDICAL CANNABIS SUPPORTERS UNITE

Is your medicine legal?

Jacki Rickert's isn't. The Wisconsin mother suffers from several incurable medical conditions and says the only effective treatment is marijuana.

Latest Pot Discovery Could Yield Major Health Benefits -- And Not Just for Hawaii's Ill

By Paul Armentano, 9/21/2007 11:20:38 AM -- Hawaii's ranchers may have a new and unlikely ally in their battle against the spread mad cow disease: Pot.

CA: Ridge woman to lose home over pot cultivation charge

Chico Enterprise Record (September 21st, 2007), OROVILLE -- A Paradise woman admitted in court Thursday to growing more than 200 marijuana plants at her Lunar Lane residence.

The Debate On California's Pot Shops

by Morley Safer, 60 Minutes - CBS News September 20th, 2007 -- The idea was a noble one: pass a law to make marijuana legal for cancer and AIDS sufferers whose pain and nausea the drug is known to relieve. But the law the Rev. Scott Imler thought would one day put the drug in pharmacies has instead created "pot dealers in storefronts" who sell to anyone with doctors' notes that are fairly easy to obtain.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

On the future of medical cannabis

Arno Hazekamp of Leiden University, The Netherlands, entered into the discussion by Dr. Lester Grinspoon and Dr. Ethan Russo on the future of medical cannabis with a letter to the journal CANNABINOIDS entitled "The herbal way - a response to Ethan Russo", available now online at the journal's website: http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/home.htm. Arno Hazekamp has finished his doctoral thesis with the title "Cannabis, extracting the medicine" with ten chapters on medicinal cannabis. It is available from the author free of charge by sending an e-mail to ahazekamp@rocketmail.com.

Nova Scotia medical marijuana case now in hands of jury

by Tom McCoag (tmccoag@herald.ca), Halifax Chronicle Herald (Canada) September 18th, 2007 -- AMHERST — The fate of a Maccan-area man who says he has the cure for cancer is now in the hands of a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury.

REGULAR FEATURES

OPNews Disclaimer

OPNews, a publication of Ohio Patient Network (OPN), provides medical cannabis news that affects Ohio patients, caregivers, and health professionals. Articles are intended for information purposes and do not reflect an official position by OPN or the OPN Board of Directors.

YOU ARE INVITED TO OPN MEETINGS

The OPN Board of Directors invites you to participate in OPN/OPAN meetings, which are held at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern time) every Wednesday. Electronic voice/text meetings are held at the DrugSense MAP sponsored chatroom in Teamspeak. More information about meetings and using Teamspeak is available at http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/content/view/435/160/.

HELP THE OPN SUPPORT PATIENTS

The Ohio Patient Network's goal is to provide a voice for Ohio's medicinal cannabis patients and create an environment where this vital medicine becomes an accepted and legitimate therapy. To do this, we need your help. We'd like you to personally become involved in OPN by donating your time. Please check out our various committees on our website.

If you'd prefer, you can also support medicinal cannabis and what we are doing by contributing monetarily to OPN. Please note that the Ohio Patient Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in the State of Ohio. Donations to OPN are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. Please visit our website (http://ohiopatient.net) and click on the Donate button on any page to make a contribution using your credit card. Please note that these donations will be processed through Paypal.

If you would prefer to donate by check or money order, please make them payable to the "Ohio Patient Network" and mail to P.O. Box 26353, Columbus, OH 43216.

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HOW TO CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR

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.

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