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Enlightening Elephants
7/21/11: On July 15, Dr Jon Hauxwell spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club about medical cannabis. This was a BIG gig! For those who aren't familiar with the Pachyderm Club, it is an association of ultra-conservative movers and shakers around Wichita. We were prepared for a frosty reception from club members, but they surprised us with a warm welcome, most attendees seemed to be quite interested in the subject matter and several had good, thoughtful questions. Dr H's presentation was perfect for this crowd--thank you, Doc, for a job very well done. Remember, your group can engage Dr H or one of our other qualified speakers; just get in touch with our speaker booker, Tom Ballard and he will be happy to assist you in setting up your engagement. Feds Turn Up Heat 5/11/2011: Evidently feeling threatened by so many states considering medical cannabis legislation, the Obama administration has reneged on its October 2009 promise not to waste precious resources on raiding MC clinics, dispensaries and grow operations in states which have legalized cannabis for medical use. Several recent raids have been conducted by DEA agents in California, Oregon, Washington and other states which have enacted medical cannabis ordinances. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-morgan/obama-medical-marijuana_b_857852.html or http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/04/exclusive-doj-plan-to-arrest-state-licensers-tax-dispensaries-could-doom-medical-marijuana-industry/ Please contact your representatives in Washington and tell them to stop this outrageous activity immediately. Progress Report 9/9/11: It's time to clear up the confusion: the Kansas Medical Cannabis Network IS "medcankan." At a recent "reorganizational meeting" of KMC Network's inner circle, members decided that our nickname, medcankan, should represent our web presence and our longer, more formal, name will continue to be featured on handouts and other printed materials.
During the meeting we discussed and reaffirmed our focus on cannabis for medical use only. We discussed changing roles within the group but made no changes at this time.
This is quite a laundry list. Obviously, we'll need a lot of help. At this time, our core membership stands at seven. I wonder how long it would take the seven of us to achieve these goals? Can you help? We have many crucial tasks that can be done anonymously, if that's what is stopping you from volunteering with us. Please think about it. Thank you.
While some of these organizations might advocate a broader relaxation of Kansas cannabis/marijuana laws than this network actually does, the bottom line is that if/when these groups are successful who benefits the most? The people who have been suffering needlessly for so long---chronically ill Kansas residents.
This is why we, along with
Wichita Area Citizens for Medical Marijuana and Johnson County NORML (JoCoNORML) extend a warm welcome to these groups as we unite and work together for seriously ill Kansas patients and those who love and care for them.
If you would like to get involved, please contact any of these groups, and thank you very much for supporting our work.
We can't all expect to get results like this, of course, but the tide is turning and it's thanks to efforts like this one, carried out by one desperate but law-abiding patient who had recently been told he's on his last legs--literally. This one brave man went to bat for every patient in the state. He deserves our undying gratitude---and our help. Now let's see what the rest of us can do!
We are targeting civic clubs (Lions, Rotary clubs), senior citizen groups, hospices, medical groups, cancer and MS support groups, etc., and any others we might convince to listen to us. We're beginning to get the engagements, but to be really effective we need more people willing to get out and tell their stories in person to the people of their own and nearby communities.
If you are a patient or caregiver with a medical cannabis story to tell, please let us know right away and we'll do our best to keep you as busy as you want to be.
As Dr H began to speak, several attendees tried to appear disinterested, but as he continued to speak they appeared to become interested in his words in spite of themselves.
Several good questions were asked and answered, and a few folks with more questions stayed to speak with the doc afterward. The club has even invited him to talk to them again one of these days.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Doc.
If you would like Dr H or another of our speakers to talk to your group, please contact us and we'll see what we can do.
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