Meeting Tomorrow...

[GratefulMeds]

lol no problem, but time is of the essence! I've got the vans electrical problem somewhat fixed so if you want a firewire cable today maybe I could bring it by as I have no use for it.. Been meaning to stop by for sometime now anyways, I like to give my business to caregivers/disp's that are on the same page as the majority of us here on this wonderful forum.

I can tell Grateful Meds is fighting this, and several other disp's but what about the hundreds of disp's that are NOT? If they figure 80% are not going to be able to pay the fee's and comply with everything else, WHY are they not fighting this?!? Maybe I'm not seeing this clearly, probably too pissed off to even think clearly but I think the mom and pops are not trying hard enough to end this. I also feel like I need to do more than I am on this, VERY interested in how the meeting went yesterday.

The main reason is they do not know, along with a majority of patients, growers and small dispensaries many do not know because they don't have the time to follow it through forums or take a whole day off work to sit at the Capitol and you can't blame them the are just hard working folks many with 2 jobs just trying to make it through their day and survive. They are lucky if they catch something on the News or in the Paper and we all know what kind of information they are getting there, slanted.
From the meeting we have a list of over 400 dispensaries in Colorado we were all given a section of that list to call and inform them of what is happening with 1284, that there are still 6 representatives we still may be able to convince to Vote no therefore killing the bill for this session that ends this Wednesday. We will also be telling them of this group we have formed and what we hope to accomplish quickly. here is some of what we discussed at the meeting.
1. Pressuring these 6 representatives to vote no and the Governor to veto it if it does pass.
2. Help assist Corry and the group he has formed to fight a legal battle in whichever way they feel we can help.
3. Create a public Education Media Campaign to counter the negative press and miss information about the Medical Marijuana Movement by:
â?¢ Explaining who a medical Marijuana Patient is?
â?¢ The economic benefits to the community as a whole legalizing Medical Marijuana & Industrial Hemp
â?¢ The cost to society of current Cannabis Prohibition.

This is a rough idea of what went down we have allot of talent already assembled ( IT, web design, Audio/Visual production to name a few). The idea is to get the word out and for those people to get the word out. We all just need to agree that HB-1284 is a very bad Bill and should not be passed and we should all stand together to defeat it. After that we can all go back to the drawing board and try to come up with real common sense regulation that protects the patients and all the folks that donâ??t have big money but still have big dreams.
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[FarmerSteve]

Sounds like you guys got this!! :thumbsup:

I feel as if my work is done, y'all are stirred up for sure.

Keep it up y'all and keep us informed.

[Justabloke]

Perhaps some sort of political community outreach is in order. If it means just going out to the disps and telling "hey, you may likely have to shut down if this goes though."

[Klonzinc]

Looking forward to hearing the meeting on tape, I called someone for a ride but they never answered, must have already left before I called. Really wanted to make it out there but my van had electrical problems.

Sorry Turbo, we had a message for someone wanting a ride but we had left like only 5 min. before you called, we got the message when we returned, sorry we missed you.

[Klonzinc]

The main reason is they do not know, along with a majority of patients, growers and small dispensaries many do not know because they don't have the time to follow it through forums or take a whole day off work to sit at the Capitol and you can't blame them the are just hard working folks many with 2 jobs just trying to make it through their day and survive. They are lucky if they catch something on the News or in the Paper and we all know what kind of information they are getting there, slanted.
From the meeting we have a list of over 400 dispensaries in Colorado we were all given a section of that list to call and inform them of what is happening with 1284, that there are still 6 representatives we still may be able to convince to Vote no therefore killing the bill for this session that ends this Wednesday. We will also be telling them of this group we have formed and what we hope to accomplish quickly. here is some of what we discussed at the meeting.
1. Pressuring these 6 representatives to vote no and the Governor to veto it if it does pass.
2. Help assist Corry and the group he has formed to fight a legal battle in whichever way they feel we can help.
3. Create a public Education Media Campaign to counter the negative press and miss information about the Medical Marijuana Movement by:
â?¢ Explaining who a medical Marijuana Patient is?
â?¢ The economic benefits to the community as a whole legalizing Medical Marijuana & Industrial Hemp
â?¢ The cost to society of current Cannabis Prohibition.

This is a rough idea of what went down we have allot of talent already assembled ( IT, web design, Audio/Visual production to name a few). The idea is to get the word out and for those people to get the word out. We all just need to agree that HB-1284 is a very bad Bill and should not be passed and we should all stand together to defeat it. After that we can all go back to the drawing board and try to come up with real common sense regulation that protects the patients and all the folks that donâ??t have big money but still have big dreams.
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Mark, we have contacted all on the WesternSlope that were open today and got commitments to make the calls and send the emails, we also managed to get in a few calls to Steamboat and Glenwood on Saturday, We will complete the calls that were closed today on Monday, we will call you 2morrow to get an update on how some can make donations to the cause.:rasta:

[TurboALLWD]

Sorry Turbo, we had a message for someone wanting a ride but we had left like only 5 min. before you called, we got the message when we returned, sorry we missed you.

I figured that was the case, really my fault for waiting till the last second. I'm done procrastinating though. Are the dispensaries commiting at all to emailing their patients? How can we get the word out? The patients definitely don't know whats up, or care it seems. Actually I've had to clue a good 10 patients in on what's happening. It's scary that their not following this in the least bit!

[GratefulMeds]

Dear Linda,


I want to thank you for all your work on trying to come up with some reasonable regulation regarding medical marijuana and the industry it has spawned. But I urge you to vote no on this bill in it's current form. All it will do is drive all of us small (mom &pop) dispensaries, and small caregiver operations out of business. This leaves open the door for big money and corporations like RJ Reynolds to take over the industry. RJ Reynolds has recently Trademarked several Marijuana Strain names (Trainwreck,OG Kush etc.). This bill will also create a black market on steroids that the likes of has never been seen in Colorado. This will only create a justice system nightmare and ruin many many lives. I do not believe this is what the voters intended when the passed amendment 20.
Why are we only punishing drug offenders? It seems as long as you raped, killed, robbed, embezzled or committed fraud over 5 years ago you can be in the Medical Marijuana Industry, but God forbid you got busted with marijuana during a unjust 40 year "War on Drugs". What is the logic here? Please vote no on this bill, please do not force me, the patients and many of my friends to go back underground for our medicine.


Sincerely,

Mark A. Rose RPSGT
Grateful Meds
PO Box 667
Nederland Colorado 80466
303 258 7703
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Thank you for your engagement in the legislative process. I did vote no on this. I believe the bill wasn't ready, so to speak, and that it would be harder to undo than to wait a few more months.
I believe we haven't seen the end of this policy area.
Thanks again.
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On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:32 PM, mark rose <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Linda,


I want to thank you for all your work on trying to come up with some reasonable regulation regarding medical marijuana and the industry it has spawned. But I urge you to vote no on this bill in it's current form. All it will do is drive all of us small (mom &pop) dispensaries, and small caregiver operations out of business. This leaves open the door for big money and corporations like RJ Reynolds to take over the industry. RJ Reynolds has recently Trademarked several Marijuana Strain names (Trainwreck,OG Kush etc.). This bill will also create a black market on steroids that the likes of has never been seen in Colorado. This will only create a justice system nightmare and ruin many many lives. I do not believe this is what the voters intended when the passed amendment 20.
Why are we only punishing drug offenders? It seems as long as you raped, killed, robbed, embezzled or committed fraud over 5 years ago you can be in the Medical Marijuana Industry, but God forbid you got busted with marijuana during a unjust 40 year "War on Drugs". What is the logic here? Please vote no on this bill, please do not force me, the patients and many of my friends to go back underground for our medicine.


Sincerely,

Mark A. Rose RPSGT
Grateful Meds
PO Box 667
Nederland Colorado 80466
303 258 7703




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[Klonzinc]

I figured that was the case, really my fault for waiting till the last second. I'm done procrastinating though. Are the dispensaries commiting at all to emailing their patients? How can we get the word out? The patients definitely don't know whats up, or care it seems. Actually I've had to clue a good 10 patients in on what's happening. It's scary that their not following this in the least bit!

All of the dip. owners I have talked with have told me they would print the list out and give it to all who comes in and ask them to take 5 min and send the emails or call them today, some even told me they have a computer they will even let the patients use on the spot.

[COzigzag]

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show details 10:46 AM (1 minute ago)

Thank you for your engagement in the legislative process. I did vote no on this. I believe the bill wasn't ready, so to speak, and that it would be harder to undo than to wait a few more months.
I believe we haven't seen the end of this policy area.
Thanks again.

This is the exact response I received from Linda Newell at 10:55 A.M. today.

[COzigzag]

All of the dip. owners I have talked with have told me they would print the list out and give it to all who comes in and ask them to take 5 min and send the emails or call them today, some even told me they have a computer they will even let the patients use on the spot.

Please check your business email.