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Stoney Girl · 07-11-2008, 05:58 PM

The next meeting of the OPMC is September 11. They only allow 5 minutes of testimony at a time. So we need a team to address them.

These folks need an in-depth education about non-smoked methods of ingestion, how they work, and why they should be a part of every multidiscipline pain managment program.

They also need an indepth education about abuse of the program (or lack thereof).We need to illustrate how many people qualify for the program, how many are on the program, and how many have abused the program based on actual evidence (like arrest records and statistics of patients with qualifying conditions).

They also need an in-depth education on the addictiveness (or lack of) of marijuana vs. opiates. NIDA's graph illustrating marijuana's addictiveness as compared to nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, cocaine,and heroin would be helpful.

Any studies or statements from noted doctors refuting reefer madness would also be helpful. One Commission member (who apparently runs the pain management for the VA in Medford) actually said that marijuana users exhibit abberant behavior and that addiction is a major problem in pain management. (I was not allowed to respond to that statement).

We need to explain the Emerald Steel decision to them and explain the implications better than I was able to at this meeting.This is an opportunity to head off SB465 at the pass. You can be sure that Dan Harmon won't be taking the summer off.

We need someone to explain to them that the dispensary could pay for their pain survey, or at least part of it, and it would just be allocated funds from a DHS-run program paying for it instead of a pharmaceutical company.

07-11-2008, 05:58 PM	#5
Stoney Girl 420 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Happy Valley, Oregon Posts: 61	Re: Oregon Pain Management Commission The next meeting of the OPMC is September 11. They only allow 5 minutes of testimony at a time. So we need a team to address them. These folks need an in-depth education about non-smoked methods of ingestion, how they work, and why they should be a part of every multidiscipline pain managment program. They also need an indepth education about abuse of the program (or lack thereof).We need to illustrate how many people qualify for the program, how many are on the program, and how many have abused the program based on actual evidence (like arrest records and statistics of patients with qualifying conditions). They also need an in-depth education on the addictiveness (or lack of) of marijuana vs. opiates. NIDA's graph illustrating marijuana's addictiveness as compared to nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, cocaine,and heroin would be helpful. Any studies or statements from noted doctors refuting reefer madness would also be helpful. One Commission member (who apparently runs the pain management for the VA in Medford) actually said that marijuana users exhibit abberant behavior and that addiction is a major problem in pain management. (I was not allowed to respond to that statement). We need to explain the Emerald Steel decision to them and explain the implications better than I was able to at this meeting.This is an opportunity to head off SB465 at the pass. You can be sure that Dan Harmon won't be taking the summer off. We need someone to explain to them that the dispensary could pay for their pain survey, or at least part of it, and it would just be allocated funds from a DHS-run program paying for it instead of a pharmaceutical company.