Thursday, June 12, 2008

Hinchey-Rohrabacher MMJ ammendment

The link below is MPP's email they just sent out about the ammendment Congressman Hinchey will introduce, and below is the letter they are sending with my personalized addition to it, anyone that personally knows me knows this is something very close to my heart and many of you have seen the changes since I have used medical cannabis. Please check out the website and sign the letter and send it to your respective congressman to get these laws changed and quit seeing a war declared on seriously ill patients and caregivers who use cannabis as medication. This is the opportunity to have our voices heard and end one of the worst WARS ever.

Marijuana Policy Project:

This summer, during consideration of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-Calif.) will introduce the Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment. I'm writing you today to ask for your support on this legislation.

Earlier this year, the American College of Physicians called on the federal government to change its policy towards medical marijuana. In a landmark position paper issued Feb. 14 and available online at http://www.acponline.org/acp_news/medmarinews.htm, this organization of 124,000 physicians, including specialists in treating cancer, heart disease and neurological diseases, called for the federal government to stop arresting medical marijuana patients.

Congressman Hinchey's amendment would prohibit the federal government from interfering in state medical marijuana laws, by arresting seriously ill patients who are using medical marijuana on the advice of their doctors and in compliance with state law. This bill could tremendously improve the lives of people suffering from serious illness the 12 states with medical marijuana laws.

I have been using Medical cannabis since 2004 because after trying every other medication available for nausea & vomiting that didn't work it was suggested by the head of the UW Pain Clinic to ease the nausea and increase appetite I lost over 120# due to not being able to keep anything I ate down. Since using medical cannabis I've been able to reduce the amount of narcotic necessary to control by 75% and believe I could cut it out completely if cannabis was always available especially since the DEA still says we are criminals, I don't speed I don't drink I don't get into fights and am respected in my community and just want to be able to have medical cannabis available as are any other medications I take. Having this medication available to me the last 4 years has given me a quality of life that I had missed for the previous years since being injured in 1999, please help me and many others enjoy the quality of life we deserve just as you do, cannabis is an herb with many healing & medicinal qualities with many medical reports and studies available to support these realities.

I urge you to support the Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment. Your vote of support will benefit tens of thousands of patients, and I will be immensely grateful. Thank you.

We found our Paradise, hope you find your's too. Namaste' & Peace

Monday, June 09, 2008

Leavenworth Video/ Tri-House Coffee





The last time I made it to Leavenworth I took my computer along as usual but when I went to the 76 store to plug in to the Wi-Fi it wasn't there, making it difficult to see what was happening at Trinity, especially during this time of year. Fortunately for me and many others Leavenworth Video/ TriHouse Coffee House stepped up and recently installed Wi-Fi along with many other great changes from what was here a year ago. The person behind it all is Charlie Voorhis who is celebrating with a 1 year anniversary party week starting the Sunday before July 1 and will end the following Sunday. If you haven't been in to see him check it out and bring your computer and enjoy quick connections, he's got a great selection of videos & DVD's new and pre-viewed. A very pleasant place to use your computer and have a great coffee while doing so, what a great place for Leavenworth to have available to us especially appreciate having it available to me when I am not at home.
We found our Paradise hope you find your's too. Namaste'