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We will have a live Internet Weekly Medical Marijuana Radio Show with call ins to answer your questions. Also great expert guests and give-a-ways.
Hope to get it on in the next 6 weeks.
Currently we are doing some testing so check out our Daily Audio Blog now with information on MMJ here in New Mexico.
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Feel free to email us with your questions and suggestions.
JM
This Web site coming soon
medicalmarijuanaradio.com
Awesome!
Hey JM, it is very cool! I had no idea! You update regularly? I saved the link in my faves.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMonad
Keep us posted. I would love to participate!
I will update the Audio Blog as much as possible and post here when a new one is available to listen to.
Hopefully later today.
JM
Thanks,JM!
Now up on This Web site coming soon
JM
I recently had an opportunity to speak with one of the hosts and was impressed by the his sincere dedication to the cause. A very affable guy who I look forward to listening to on a regular basis!
another Almost Daily Audio Blog. Topic is "Marijuana Radio Shows not to miss" We are doing some testing. mmjRadio Live Stream Profile - radio - Stickam, Live Streaming Video, Watch & Broadcast Interactive Shows, Webcam Chatrooms
JM
JM,
I checked in this morning and must admit you have the voice of an NPR host if I have ever heard one!!! Great job!!!!:):thumbsup:
sounds really cool, I am not much for talking radio but I will tune n from time to time, beside that I am excited that you are on stick am too, that can be a popular venue if you know how to use it, mostly just entertainment though. But who ever says is cannabis is not entertaining, has no idea and needs to smoke lol
Just curious John are you the same John that was interviewing the Governor last week on the news?
No MS not the same guy. But I would love to interview him about the NM MCP. ILL try in a few months after we have a few live shows.
Thanks for the compliments.
JM
New Almost Daily Audio Blog is up!
A conversation with 3 NM MMJ patients.
We are Still testing equip
Medical Marijuana Radio
Looking forward to checking it out!
Our new Audio Blog is up. RE NM DOH meeting March 30th.Call Dr.Vigil's office
http://medicalmarijuanaradio.com/
Click on the music note on the Stickam player.
Great job with the show man, and I dig the link to the Kia Vapes....good luck to anyone who is attending the meeting.
Yeah,best of luck.
John,
The radio show is coming along nicely. The audio comes through VERY clearly and sounds as if you have done this from a studio! Great work on the site and I look forward to ALL the upcoming episodes!
GREAT WORK!:thumbsup:
Sandia:)
Yeah,good work bro.
Just wondering how many of you have called and left a message regarding his attendance at the DOH meeting on the 30th?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnMonad
I just called to leave a message for Dr. Vigil to attend the DOH meeting on the 30th for new conditions as I mentioned on my Audio Blog. I asked if anyone else had left a message and I was told no.
Lets get going and call.
There is no sense complaining if we don't follow through and try to make things happen.
We need 2 things, Dr. Vigil to attend the New Condition meeting and 10-12 more Producers approved ASAP! There are 1500 MCP patients in the program and NO MEDICINE.
Dr. Vigil's phone number is 1-505-827-2613. If you call after hours you can leave a message on the voice mail.
Listen to my latest Audio Blog and CALL! Or sit back, do nothing and complain to the choir here on the forum.
John,
I called the office a little while ago. For folks that DO end up calling, and as John suggests, be patient with the "rings"....It took me about 15 rings before the answering service came on.
I left a short, respectful, to the point message for Dr. Vigil requesting that he attend the 30th meeting for the MCP program.
PLEASE folks....take the time to request that Dr. Vigil attend.
Thanks for putting the number up John for folks that could not listen to the radio show!
Sandia:)
That folks at Dr. Virgils office are going to confirm he's been flooded with phone calls? Then when he has more "pressing business" and doesn't attend folks will rise up and say he's ignoring the needs of patients?
I'll say this again.
Pressure from the bottom is more effective, it always has been.
Call and write your local representatives, the ones that want your votes next time around.
The sad state of the HARM program funding is clearly signage that MM has a very very low priority here.
You can't badger the governor directly, you MUST work the bottom end of the food chain.
want to save the Whales?..save the plankton first.
Until there is funding to provide for inspections there aren't go to be any more approvals
Start here:
United States House of Representatives, 111th Congress, 2nd Session
find your rep by entering your zipcode on the upper left of the page
send a clearly written LETTER ( not an email) to your rep and explain your needs, if you like, send a copy of the letter to the DOH to show them that you are in contact with people that CAN make a difference
Patient4200,
I will start off in saying that you are 100% correct in starting from the "bottom up". It DOES work. However, bringing up issues when one has the opportunity to do so ALSO makes a difference. Calling Dr. Vigil's office is one step in that process.
Let me ask you a question....have you called Dr. Vigil's office?
Not being confrontational as that is not my nature or intent, but if people do not start somewhere, then NOTHING will happen.
Case in point, I was part of a grass roots program in my city/town to oppose something that I personally felt was "cramming" something down my neighbors' and family's throat.
After being part of something really small....as small as a neighborhood organization....we were able to get the attention of our legislators to cease the actions that were being thrust upon us. On THAT day, I realized that if people do not say anything...express their opinions respectfully/tactfully...then nothing will happen.
Long story short, it worked. ONLY because people voiced their concerns and opinions.
I have written my legislators, petitioned the DOH, called Dr. Vigil's office.....THAT is what I can do. New Mexico is one of a handful of states that allow medical cannabis for people. If individuals did NOT voice their opinions, no matter how small, then nothing would have/will get done.
I remember 10 to 15 short years ago, Medical Marijuana was not even on the minds of people. If everyone just sat back and did nothing, I doubt that anything would have been done.
Patient4200 makes some good points folks....take the time to write a letter AND make a phone call.
Respectfully,
Sandia:)
I agree w/ Sandia.I don't think it is that people aren't calling...we are on a need to know basis and frankly to them we don't need to know.
I have been waiting over 40 years for this and we need to make sure they do it right.
They need to be pushed.
It took 112 years to get health care and I cant wait that long for the NM MCP to run correctly.
No, I didn't bother with Dr. Virgil, I know better already..
Only _elected_ officials have the power to make changes...They have something to Lose. Anybody is is in an appointed position is not going to do anything to "rock the boat". It should be pretty clear by now that MM is not on Dr. Virgil's agenda. No doubt he'd like it all to "go away", same thing with the meth problems here.
Sure I can call that office and leave a message, that will be taken by a secretary of the voicemail. I wouldn't doubt that the direction is "ignore calls on MM issues, we're doing the best we can"
On the other hand, calling my favorite congressman's office always gains a positive and concerned response.
You think the bill to implement an excise tax on MM went away all by itself?
NOBODY wanted to vote for it..because everybody wants to be reelected next term. A thousand or two votes can make a difference in any New Mexico election. Remember what happened when everybody got the idea that Starbucks was against MM?
Nobody in government wants to be the one with the label "implemented MM", however, when it's the voice of the voters..well that's a different story
What we need is legislation that more or less states:
"The DOH will approve 10%< like to see it at 25% actually> of all dispensary applications that meet a FIXED set of standards, not the ambiguous documents that have both boards I'm on scratching their heads to try to figure out what needs to be in there to get approved next time around.
Or some cleverly worded legislation that assures a good ratio of patient to dispensor.
Funding is the real issue as I've mentioned numerous times..where does funding come from?....not from Dr. Virgil's budget requests...he has two guys running the MM and Needle exchange/hiv program in the state. Disgraceful at best.
The state has a so called hiring freeze on, but not really
<<ok here comes the soapbox..again>>
Unless the elected reps get a clear message that MM patients are going to vote against them next time, they are not inclined to introduce any legislation that is going to give patients in this state what they need.
Which is why I made the point of giving direction to folks who want to contact their reps.
Phone calls to the DOH are falling on deaf ears I'm afraid, they are too busy processing patient apps and no doubt Dr. Virgil ( who want to keep his job) is kowtowing to the vocal majority who don't want to see NM turn into the next Colorado or California.
I'll call Dr. Virgils office till my ear turns blue, but I'd bet three letters to my local reps will get far more attention
I don't understand why you consider going to the US Congress as "starting from the bottom"?It's still technically illegal at the federal level,so why not start here in NM,where MMJ is legal?Quote:
Originally Posted by patient4200
Pressure The Governor,he appoints these Secretaries.
That secretary lied to you. I've left 3 msgs. on their little voicemail thingy. And what someone said earlier was right. They don't pick up until around the 15th ring.
Cool-I'm surprised you don't grasp the structure of government. Did you forget the DOJ memo? STATE reps make up the federal government. Best read the constitution, but this isn't going to be political science 101. Figure out how California will eventually legalize possession when it's "illegal" at the federal level.
Senate and Congress are bottom of the food chain so to speak.
They have the Governor's ear, and if he just totally ignores them maybe he doesn't get the party's favor, and without that, he isn't on the ballot for us to vote for.
Wonder why Richardson vetoed the food tax?...wonder if he's going to run for another term? How many people were going to be really really really unhappy with a tax on food?
Writing the governor is similar to writing the president, maybe you'll get a nice letter back ( suitable for framing ) maybe. Maybe you just get a postcard.
On the other hand a dozen or more folks contacting the state senator and congressman is going to get a bit more attention leverage wise. It's very hard for a small group with no full time big buck lobbyist to get anything changed at the top. You can however put pressure at the bottom.
That's how big buildings are demolished..lots of little charges on the foundation, not a blockbuster dropped on from above.
bottom line is that a couple of thousand MM patients in NM can't make a big difference UNLESS they work from the bottom.
This ain't California or Colorado...it's better..
This is my last word on this topic....I got letters to print and mail today and guess what..NONE of them are going to the DOH.
Patient4200, you make some very valid points and I agree with you on alot of levels, but I think what John, Cool, myself, and several others are trying to get across is this......Dr. Vigil was appointed this position. He is the final word and with that power comes responsibility. He has a RESPONSIBILITY to show up to these meetings and see first hand what is going on.....There is now way this is excusable. We understand that it takes change on a different level to really make an impact......but when we have a government full of people who cant make a simple meeting, we have to take matters into our own hands. Are you aware that Dr. Vigil isnt planning on attending the next meeting on March 30th either?.....I think thats pretty shitty for an appointed official to blow off the people he is supposed to be trying to help....It's funny how a bunch of crippled, dying, and other wise disabled people can make it all to one place......but 1 single doctor cant.
For sure,firestartersydd.
Our new Audio Blog is up. It is a report and public comments from the NM DOH meeting 03-30 2010
http://www.medicalmarijuanaradio.com/
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Please listen all the way through. I make a 2nd comment at the end.
29 minutes total
Thanks for all the things you do JM! Will be listening to it here shortly!!!!
Thanks additionally for the encouragement and assistance over the past two weeks as well. I OWE YOU LUNCH BUDDY!!!!!:thumbsup:
I listened to all the shows that were recorded but didn't catch those other radio shows that were mentioned could you post the links? Thanks what you are doing is way cool getting the info out.:D
I obviously "grasp the structure of government" more than you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by patient4200
http://medicalmarijuanaradio.com/
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We are doing some testing for our "Live" Medical Marijuana talk show. Doing live interviews and taking calls from the listeners is a big part of our shows. Skype is the internet standard now for radio and TV for audio and video.
If you have SKYPE and are interested in doing some tests please email me.
mail at MedicalMarijuanaRadio.com
Maybe this Tuesday night on 4/20 in the evening a bunch of us can do a Skype or STICKAM hook-up.
Might be fun.
Thanks for the episode JM! Enjoyable!
Well put on Sec Vigil......
So no one has Skype? I have had no replies.