PIDC'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.
- 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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