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"I am going to be an activist. It is up
to us to change these laws. And it is going to take money, because if
we don't put in the money we aren't going to win. That is the bottom
line." Former Oklahoman Will Foster after his
release from prison. He was convicted of cultivating marijuana, used
for his own medical purposes.
Marijuana is Medicine Forum, April 19th
The Drug Policy Forum of Oklahoma and the Drug Policy Reform Network of Oklahoma is hosting "Marijuana is Medicine" an educational forum in Edmond Oklahoma.
This event will take place Saturday, April 19th at the Edmond Public Library, conference room A, from 2:30pm. to 4:20pm.
There will be 2 panels. The first panel will be presentations from Oklahoma Medical Professionals who have endorsed the Oklahoma Compassionate Care Campaign. The second panel will consist of Oklahoma residents who are potential Medical Marijuana Patients. Questions from the audience will be taken after each panel.
All are invited to attend. Admission is free. Any and all Oklahoma Legislators and Media are encouraged to attend.
The mission of the Drug Policy Forum of Oklahoma is to serve the public with information and expert opinion about legal and illegal drugs and the issues surrounding them.
The mission of the Drug Policy Reform Network of Oklahoma is promoting and working for advancement of drug policy legislation based on treatment and/or education instead of criminal penalties.
For questions or comments please contact: Jeff Pickens at Howzkeepa@hotmail.com or Ron Shewey at (405) 714-1236.
Please Help the
Oklahoma Compassionate Care Campaign Raise Funds! Go here.
FOR MEDICAL
MARIJUANA
Federal law prohibits any use of marijuana, but
Maine, Vermont, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Rhode Island allow it to be grown
and used for medicinal purposes.
Legal medical marijuana is not
available in Oklahoma. Sick Oklahomans need your help to allow them
to seek medical marijuana treatment. It has been found to
aid those suffering from chronic pain, glaucoma, neurologic
disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, AIDS-wasting syndrome, and
nausea and vomiting associated with cancer
chemotherapy.
Doctors and patients in 12 states can freely decide if marijuana
is the best medicine. Unfortunately in Oklahoma, citizens who need
marijuana are treated like common criminals. They are locked up in
our very overcrowded prisons and then we have to pay for their
medical care. Our law provides no defense based on a medical
necessity, even when a person cannot afford drug store
medicines.
DPRNOK
Needs Your Support!
We are seeking endorsements from Oklahoma doctors, patients, and
prominent organizations.
We need Oklahomans who could benefit from medical
marijuana to tell their stories and/or even testify to
legislators about those who are either sick or in pain and who want
or need medical marijuana. All interviews will be kept
private unless we have your permission to tell your story.
Please use this online form to tell your
story, or phone (405)714-1236.
Mail to: DPRNOK, 601 S. Washington #203, Stillwater, OK 74074. Our
web site: Drug Policy Forum
of Oklahoma
Please call your OK senator and representative and tell them to
sponsor, or support, the Oklahoma Compassionate Care Medical
Marijuana bill. Find your legislators here, or at the Oklahoma
Election Board (405)521-2391, or contact your county election
board. You may also e-mail your state legislators by going here.
ARE YOU A PATIENT WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM USING MARIJUANA AS A
MEDICINE? ARE YOU A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS AWARE OF ITS
THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS? PLEASE CONTACT US NOW!!
Medical marijuana is "...one of the
safest therapeutically active substances known to man."
by the Honorable Francis Young, Administrative Law Judge Drug Enforcement
Agency - 1989
Hear Florida activist Kay Lee's views on medical
marijuana here.
The Science of Medical Marijuana Prohibition