POT POLITICS

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The420Guy

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Medical marijuana bills have been introduced -- and defeated -- in a number
of states this year. But in one, Maryland, medical marijuana legislation
not only passed, a Republican governor signed it into law. To learn how
this happened, the Honorable Don Murphy, Chairman of the Baltimore County
Republican Party, will be OPN's guest at the September Patient Forum on
Thursday, September 4, 2003, starting at 7:30 pm EDT.

At this meeting, Murphy will discuss the ins an outs of "pot politics." He
has considerable experience with moving medicinal cannabis bills through
the legislative process. As a Maryland House of Representatives delegate
from Baltimore County, Murphy was one of the state's most visible
proponents of decriminalizing marijuana for patients with cancer, AIDS, and
other debilitating illnesses. He co-sponsored the Darrell Putnam
Compassionate Use Act, which was passed into law by the Maryland General
Assembly this past Spring.

Murphy will be providing hints on the best ways to influence legislators to
pass cannabis legislation. A question and answer session will follow
Murphy's presentation.

While this discussion is aimed at medical marijuana activists and their
concerns, other interested parties are welcome to attend. Because this
event will be conducted online, anyone can participate regardless of location.

OPN Patient Forums are held on the FREE Internet voice/text chat software
and "rooms" provided by Paltalk. For instructions on how to join this
meeting, please see https://www.ohiopatient.net/Paltalk_instructions.htm.
For more details, see https://www.ohiopatient.net/Events.htm or contact Rob
Ryan at RRyan@OhioPatient.net

The Ohio Patient Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit coalition of patients,
caregivers, medical professionals, concerned citizens, and organizations
who support the compassionate use of cannabis for various medicinal
purposes. Information about OPN can be found at ohiopatient.net - Article Online.
Please support our work by making a generous donation at
https://www.ohiopatient.net/Donate.htm.

Who: The Honorable Don Murphy, Chairman of the Baltimore County Republican
Party

What: Ohio Patient Network's Monthly Patient Forum

Where: Via an Internet audio conference.*

When: Thursday, September 4, 2003, 7:30 pm EDT

Contact: Rob Ryan at RRyan@OhioPatient.net

* OPN Patient Forums are held on the FREE Internet voice chat software and
"rooms" provided by Paltalk at Video Chat | Paltalk. Instructions on how
to set up Paltalk on your computer can be found at
https://www.ohiopatient.net/Paltalk_instructions.htm.
 
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