About me: In Ohio, there are many patients who suffer from various debilitating medical conditions including cancer, glaucoma, human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe or chronic pain, severe or chronic nausea; seizures and epilepsy; Severe and persistent muscle spasms, multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease; and many others who could benefit from the medicinal use of cannabis.
There is a group in Ohio working to advocate for these patients whose lives are affected so deeply by the current drug policy.
The Ohio Patient Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit coalition of patients, caregivers, activists and medical professionals who support the compassionate use of cannabis for various medicinal purposes. Their mission is to coordinate information between patients, medical professionals, and attorneys, as well as to educate the public and keep the interested current with the movement..s news.
This group is working towards the passage of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Act. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_SB_74
Please visit http://www.ohiopatient.net . Their website has many resources to find out more information about medical marijuana and how you can help their efforts in Ohio.
Who I'd like to meet: Patients, caregivers, medical professionals, concerned citizens, and activists interested in creating sensible drug policy to permit the medical use of marijuana.
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THANK YOU FOR ADDING US! Geoff Stein Project Coconut Coasters
WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t let the Ukulele scare you, we rock Musicians Geoff Stein – Lead Vocals – Ukulele – acoustic guitar Baub Eis – Electric Guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, Ashiko ,Juice harp John Marsi – Drums - (Baub Eis Band) Dave Raithel – Bass (Baub Eis Band) Rich Robben - Backup Vocals On Another Day Down (Jack’s Cellar) Corey Duplechin – Bass (Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band) Chubby Carrier – Accordion (The Bayou Swamp Band) Larry Cox – Bass Guitar (Boxcar Willie) Tim Perez – Backup Vocals on all songs Carissa Dawn - Female Vocal Child of God, backup vocals on Why Not Me Brian Herzog – Piano, keyboard, Strings, back up vocals Michael Vyrostek – B-3 Johnny Gibble and Mike Hahn- Auxiliary Percussion Kyle Wiles – Telecaster Steve Landau – Rap on Coconut Julie James - Backup vocal, Another Day Down Pre Production – Eric Petska, Theresa Jones, Ed Gaston
Action Alert!!! New ruling from HUD hurts the Disabled.
By Mark S. Alper, RHM NCHM Director of Compliance Services
I (Don't) Want To Take You Higher
When the US Congress passed the Volstead Act (also known as Prohibition) into law in the early part of the last century, they provided an exemption allowing for the use of liquor for medicinal purposes. Naturally, this resulted in "illnesses" and "viruses" on a massive scale, along with the growth of bootlegging and speakeasy operations across the US, and prohibition lasted less than fifteen years.
Three decades after prohibition's demise Lenny Bruce, the controversial comedian/satirist, stated his belief that marijuana would be legalized within the next two decades since most of the law students he knew smoked marijuana. While Bruce was wrong about the timing, ten states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes (or allowed affirmative defenses connected to medical need) according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
This has led to inquiries from owners and management agents concerning whether or not marijuana prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner for treatment of an existing condition constitutes an allowable medical expense on the HUD-50059 or HUD-50058. The short and simple answer is: No. Marijuana is not a HUD allowed medical expense.
But that's only part of the story.
HUD has had a "zero tolerance" policy with respect to narcotics for many years, culminating in drug free lease addendums and the "One Strike, You're Out" initiative developed jointly by HUD and the US Department of Justice. Notwithstanding the actions of state legislatures permitting marijuana use for medicinal purposes, there is no corresponding law at the federal level and marijuana possession and/or use, sale or distribution remains a federal crime.
With this in mind, HUD does not recognize as legitimate
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POWER TO THE PEACEFUL
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Hey hope you can make it to the next Derf Happy Hour. It is March 7 at Jefferson Hall. The Websters are playing that night! It's a great deal - $10 for 10 beers plus 2 cocktails! Join us and meet hundreds of other fun local people. More info and crazy pics from previous Derf parties on the DerfMagazine website.
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