RSVP DENVER "One LOVE, People Get Ready" EVENT SATURDAY

Although Denver has experienced much PAIN recently with the untimely death of medical marijuana activist Ken Gorman, self-proclaimed caregiver for 120 legal Colorado patients, responsible patients have been respecting the familys wishes to have a private service, with the understanding of a public memorial April 20, 2007 at the State Capital Steps at 4:20p.m.

It was on the first Saturday of the month, so long ago, well before I moved from my Detroit roots, that Gorman was active on those same capital steps calling for legalization of Marijuana and an end to the failed DRUG WAR policys. It is with this inspiration in mind, and in the face of numerous logistical obstacles, I feel it is IMPORTANT that the "One LOVE, People Get Ready" EVENTS continue. DENVER will continue to evolve from a medical marijuana movement into a community with the same enthusiasum and spirit of the San Francisco Patients Cooperative. How will this be done, you ask?

SAFETY & SECURITY are of paramount importance, especially in the face of violent crime. Considerable efforts are in place to insure the safety of legal Colorado patients who might want to participate in this month's unique empowering event. Of the numerous people who have already participated, many have expressed a continued interest in bringing themselves, and a variety of unique donations forward to insure that it will be a pleasant experience for all who attend. YOU will NOT be disappointed!

Some slight changes have been instituted to address keeping our patients who attend safe from possibly violence or harm. They are as follows:

1. ONLY LEGAL patients or caregivers accompanied by their patient, will be allowed entrance to the "One LOVE, People Get Ready" MARCH Event, provided they have proper state credentials described in detail below. CAREGIVERS ONLY will NOT be ALLOWED, under ANY circumstances.

2. This event will be on a RSVP basis ONLY. Which means, if you don't RSVP ahead of time, you will NOT Be invited to gain entry into our private event.

3. RSVP's will ONLY be requested & accepted by email to:
[email protected] and MUST BE MADE by 10a.m. as of this SATURDAY, the day of the event. In the Subject line of your email type, "ONE LOVE" and please remember to include your State certificate number along with your name, as it appears in legal documentation, which will be verified at the front door by security (who will also verify your state issued photo id/drivers license.

4. Due to a logistical conflict, this month's "One LOVE" Event will NOT be held at the How to Meet Place, but rather, at an unpublicized, convenient, private location with easy parking near Downtown Denver. RSVP to get exact address and easy directions.

5. NO RSVP, NO ID, NO STATE CERTIFICATE, NO ENTRY, NO EXCEPTIONS.

6. Be respectful of others, especially YOUR HOSTS, SECURITY & VOLUNTEERS, who are working hard to ensure a positive legal patient empowering event. We reserve the right to remove anyone, at any time, & for any reason. NO MARIJUANA SALES & NO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

SO, the music will play, and licensed patients will gather, to socialize and evolve there community, but with a few more rules in mind.
[align=center]San Francisco has had their "Wonders of Cannabis"Festival
2007 is the time for the
"One LOVE, People Get Ready"Events[/align]
If you are a legal medical marijuana patient or caregiver in Colorado, time to listen up. With a new year, comes a new attitude.
[align=center]The Time has come for
LOVE. REASON. COMPASSION. JUSTICE.
1st Saturday of each Month at 2p.m.
March 3rd[/align]
MADATORY RSVP to: [email protected]
(be SURE to include your State certificate number along with your name, as it appears in legal documentation.)

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a public event, limited ONLY to legal patients and caregivers showing positive affirmative defense as provided by the Colorado Department of Health Medical Marijuana Registry as well as accompanying state issued photo identification at the door.

"One LOVE, People Get Ready" events are about medical marijuana patient empowerment. It is a gathering of like minded individuals. It is designed to be a 'level' & safe playing field designed on the time honored Farmers Market concept. Now patients do not have to medicate in the closet, but can get out, socialize and discuss that which is important to them in a regularly available open forum. It is a chance for empowered patients to show off their crafts &/or abilities. Examples of encounters that can occur within the framework of "One LOVE, People Get Ready" : MMJ Patient "Joe" makes available his homemade hemp jewelry, MMJ Caregiver "Lisa" brings out some of her home cooked delicacys, medicated or otherwise. Patient "Ralph" meets with caregiver "Seth" and they speak of caregiving options discretely. MMJ Patient "Silvio" brings his folk guitar and plays a tune or two for some others in attendance. It is a FREE FORM ENVIRONMENT, with no financial interest associated with any party. And, if barter occurs, or if relationships develop, so be it. Patients can meet patients, patients can meet caregivers, and speak discretely within the framework of a safe and legal environment.

In June, 2006 a core group of patients & caregivers travelled to San Francisco as guests of Americans for Safe Access. During this history making journey, while visiting 10 Bay Area dispensaries, something special happened. We encountered one standout facility, known as the San Francisco Patients Cooperative. This amazing 'safehouse' facility and attached patient garden patio is a place where California medical marijuana patients are made to feel 'at home' & socialize. It is a literal destination for both patients and caregivers, rather than a place to stop and get medicine. Throughout the day, patrons were under no pressure to leave, spending the time talking, enjoying folk guitar entertainment, attending regular mmj educational seminars, developing patient/caregiver comradry, and an overall friendly atmosphere of positive opportunitys. It can easily be described as one of the proud primary 'homes' of the California Medical Marijuana Movement.

Colorado does not currently have a "HOME for it's medical marijuana movement. Amendment 20 was passed as our state constitutional right after being enacted in 2000. I am told, It is hard for a movement to organize without one......a few, or many.

"One LOVE, People Get Ready" EVENTS will evolve, as necessary, with respect for patients above ALL ELSE, respect for the law as it pertains to our rights under AMENDMENT 20, and respect for personal patient privacy & safety. Thank you for your understanding as we grow.

Colorado Medical Marijuana Information:
http;//medmarijuana.meetup. com/119

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AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS FYI-Americans for Safe Access is the nation?s largest organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.

(Colorado Resources see: http://www.safeaccessnow.or g/article.php?id=245
or National Website: http://www.safeaccessnow.or g/ for more information)



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