OCBC's Political Activity Page
Things You Can Do To Be Politically Active
Join hundreds who've already
petitioned Bush to pardon
Bryan Epis.
Friends of Dr. Eidelman & other physicians maintain a
petition,
which they present to the Medical Board of California. . .
Regularly. Please help them present new friends to the board.
Here's a petition of general support for California's physicians.
Get involved with some great activities to protect patients rights and California law.
Americans for Safe Access(ASA tracks patients court hearing dates
and hosts an alert list (a *low-traffic* emergency alert list to
respond to Federal Raids against medical cannabis). Has current
campaign focusing on California Governor Schwarzenegger: Stand Up For Patients' Rights!
MPP campaigns nationwide for Federal Reform, and Local.
Visit FIJA, an association supporting fully-informed jurors, please stay informed.
- Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass) re-introduced legislation to provide for the medical use of medical cannabis. Of greatest importance, the bill would reschedule cannabis so that it can be prescribed by a doctor. Please write to your representative in congress for help in advancing the current Medical Marijuana Bill (lately HR 2087).
Congress
rejects Rohrabacher-Hinchey amendment
to stop federal war on medical marijuana, but California delegation votes
35-19 in favor.
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The House Appropriations Committee will shortly be voting on amendments to curb the government's war on medical marijuana, with implications for DC's vote on medical cannabis. Read more
- Rep.
Sam Farr sponsors Steve McWilliams Truth in Trials Act (HR 4272) granting
an affirmative defense under federal law for medical marijuana in accordance
with state law. Tell
Congress to support Truth in Trials Act.
Peter D. Keisler, United
States Attorney General, and Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Department of
Health and Human Services, and explain your concern over:
The fact that sick people
continue to be imprisoned for using their medicine responsibly, safely,
and with the medical recommendation of their doctor.
Mention the fact that every
state that had medical cannabis initiatives on their ballot (five
states) voted with a majority in favor of medical cannabis. The sixth
state's vote was censored.
Ask for rescheduling cannabis from schedule I to schedule III. · If you are registered to vote, mention it.
Peter D. Keisler at DOJ's general email.
United States Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Mike Leavitt, at HHS' general email
Director, Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-202-619-0257
1-877-696-6775
Keep a list of contacts to
your state and local media -- newspaper and radio -- when medical
cannabis stories emerge, write to these contacts inviting (the daring
may demand) that they cover vital community issues.
You may keep current on events through resources on our links-page; and particularly from Marijuana Policy Project:
www.mpp.org
PO Box 77492
Washington, DC 20013
Here are five "serving" suggestions, a compact fistful of strategy for effective activism, compiled by an actual prisoner keeping faith with community. And appealing to a higher court.
Please write to these POWs of a culture-war against cannabis as medicine:
Thomas Kikuchi
Prisoner Number ULK 745
Santa Rita County Jail
Housing Unit 32
5325 Broder Blvd
Dublin CA 94568
(turned over to federal government by local police)
Michael Teague
#23836-112
Nellis FPC
C.S. 4500
North Las Vegas, NV 89036
Dennis Hunter
13636-097
Dublin FCI
5701 8th St - Camp Parks
Dublin , Ca 94568
(medical marijuana provider awaiting trial, prosecutor seeking 20 to life)
Federal Prison Camp
William Riddick 09439-097
F06-016L
PO Box 6000
Sheridan, OR 97378-6000
Federal Prison Camp
Margaret Riddick 09440-097
5675 8th Street, Camp Parks
Dublin, CA 94568
William & Margaret provided medicine for San Francisco Cannabis Club, for which Our Government seized their home, and imprisoned them, each, far from the other's loving self. Your encouragement will endorse their compassion.
Mail to federal prisoners must include your full name & return address at the top-left of each envelope.
You may send money to a federal prisoner as a Postal Money Order. Fill it out, as per addresses above.
Please do write, and let them know that you support them and their actions helping patients in need.
Write to City of Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown
to thank him for his past support of medical cannabis and the
continued need for Oakland to be on the leading edge of this
issue.
Let us protect our safety, and restore our liberty, by insisting that
public officials, including our friends, take action to proactively and
affirmatively implement Health and Safety Code 11362.5 to protect
patient's rights.
Honorable Mayor Jerry Brown
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza 3rd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-3141
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