Mail your Reps!!!

Michigan Legislature is reconvening in 3 weeks to vote on the Walsh package of proposed amendments to the MI Medical Marijuana Act..

It is very important that we all Email, call or write our representatives now and let them know that we vote and we voted for the law we have now. If these amendments pass the MMA will be worthless.

Here is an automated mailer please use it!

http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/email/MMMA_minorml_email_form_letter1.html

HELLS YEA i sent it off idc if i dont live there im not scared to post my name to all those reps ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP

GEEZ my email box just got Flooded with the auto replys from all of them haha

That is cool shit right there!

Thanks stump-last time I did my part it took me forever to hunt down emails and organize my thoughts into an e-mail. I'd have done it without it but the Auto-mailer is rad thanks again.

Rcb said:

HELLS YEA i sent it off idc if i dont live there im not scared to post my name to all those reps ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP

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That's awesome thanks! We all need to stick together for what we believe in!

Just sent mine out great mailer!!

The E-mail I received about it was pretty scary.

rowlman said:

The E-mail I received about it was pretty scary.

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Yeah, I got one response that seemed not automated and scary is the word I would use. It's like our words are having no effect captain!

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office. I always enjoy hearing from concerned citizens and gathering their feedback.

The people of Michigan were clear in their intent when they passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) in 2008. I have no desire to overturn the MMMA, or nullify the will of the people.

Unfortunately, the MMMA was written in such a manner that many important and unanswered questions have arisen from legitimate patients, caregivers, municipalities, law enforcement and many others. The ambiguities in the law have resulted in a great deal of litigation, and as a result, the need for the courts to step in and fill those gaps in the law.

Much like legislative policy changes often require multiple bills to properly resolve an issue, it is often - if not almost always - necessary for the legislature to provide a framework around a citizens' initiative like this to ensure fair and appropriate implementation of the citizens' adopted law.

There are many in the legislature and affected groups, who do not wish to see the MMMA be determined by constant changes and costly, protracted court battles. Therefore a bi-partisan group of legislators was put together to craft a legislative package to bring clarity to the MMMA. The intent is to ensure that legitimate patients have safe access, and that municipalities and law enforcement have a clear and consistent rather than a confusing patchwork framework for enforcement.

The workgroup recommendations will then head to the Judiciary Committee where the bills will be subject to an open and public debate, to create the best possible piece of legislation for the citizens of Michigan.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office.

Regards,


Jase Bolger
State Representative
63rd District
(517) 373-1787

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Thank you for contacting the office of Senator Rick Jones about Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA). I will keep your suggestion on file for future reference.

State Senator Rick Jones

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Thank you for your message concerning recent attempts to weaken the Medical Marijuana Act. I share many of your concerns. I strongly support the Medical Marijuana Act, and I think we should be working to strengthen the law rather than weaken it.

The Act was written to ensure that everyone who is both qualified and medically in need of a prescription can use marijuana. It is important for us to make sure that the Act does not exclude any who are truly in need.

Those who are using or growing medical marijuana in full compliance with the Act should be protected, and their right to privacy should be maintained. Judges and officials ought to recognize those provisions of the law which allow citizens to grow or use medical marijuana. Medical marijuana users are certainly not a "danger to society," they are simply seeking effective treatment, and they should not be punished or denied that opportunity.

Once again, thank you for your concern about these issues. I will keep your thoughts in mind for future legislation. The Act has been effective thus far, and there is no reason to hinder patients' full and free access to medical marijuana treatment if that treatment is truly necessary.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,
Jeff Irwin
53rd District
State of Michigan

517-373-2577
http://053.housedems.com
[email protected]

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There sure aren't a lot of positive replies coming back from this. I'm afraid in a few weeks we're going to see our law gutted and torn apart.

I would suggest preparing for home invasions. If our information is released to local law enforcement I will probably tear my shit down and sell my equipment. I don't need the headache of inspections and nosy ass neighbors needing to know wtf is going on etc...

I just read an obvious 'form letter response' and I'm not feeling like my letter was received with warm fuzzies...

here is a link over to the 3MA, where the Proposed Opine of Mr Bull SchuItte is laid out.
http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/37176-ethics-violations-by-the-michigan-medical-marijuana-task-force/

The 08 Act as it is on the books is on the right, Mr BS' Opine of what we the to dumb to know better Voters Ment to pass per his SINGLE OPINION.

The Act is not a big deal for legislation but it is for BS, and he is pushing it.
you need to call them. email them, HAND WRITTEN LETTERS are worth TONS more than calls and emails but all are needed.

We NEED to make it a Priority for Legislation

WE can NOT and MUST NOT COUNT on the full legalization petition to make it and be passed.

if we do, and it fails, we will LOSE THE ACT in place now, and all 200,000 pts on it, will be put in jail and run thru the courts to see whos innocent.

WE MUST ACT TODAY, we cant wait till Nov. 7th here in MI. It simply Must be NOW>

These amendments will make a whole lot of people illegal overnight AND allow non-warrant inspections. My quastion, is if these amendments pass, how long do people have to become legally compliant again? Can they start arresting people the next day if they have not even given people notice of what the new law is?

Dude, Ken Horn is a major douche. I've been arguing with that guy all morning, likely some turd at his office but still. Aparently I insulted his response to the auto-mailer enough to get into a tiny war of words. I say there is no ambiguity in the law he says....it needs clearing up, I ask where he says needs clearing up. I think we're F'ed. I like rattling his chain though so I'm going to keep at him. where the FUCK is the grey areas???? I don't see them and I look at the law as written daily. Stump-we're hit. time to go back off the card and underground again til these pricks represent us and stop butt-banging us. Paula Abdul once wrote "two steps forward on step back" straight up-we're fucked.

Aaron,

I received 200 emails last week from advocates for nochange to the law. I was honest withyou, that I am looking at some changes but will attempt to do so with patientsin mind. Replying with my position, evenif it doesn't agree with yours, doesn't equate to not reading your email. I was attempting to rely my position on thematter. Thank you for your additionalcomments.

Sincerely,



Kenneth B. Horn
State Representative
94th District





-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron [mailto[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:43 AM
To: Rep. Ken Horn (District 94)
Subject: RE: I oppose the Walsh package amendment tomedical Marihuana Act of Michigan

Very nice of you to NOT read my e-mail. It's refreshing to know that I am correct inassuming that my reps really don't listen to the voters. Had you read the e-mail I sent with a 5thgrade education or higher you'd know this response is exactly the opposite ofwhat I am telling you as a citizen I want to see. The law is crystal clear. Not a single rep can tell me where
this "confusion" lies. If you want to actually represent thepeople leave
it as it is. Thereis no confusion; you and I both know that is a tactic to change a voterapproved law. WE THE PEOPLE authored,approved and voted into law that measure and it is your job as a rep to do thewill of the people not change the will to what you see as just. Thank you for the waste of time and thesubmarining of my faith in my reps. Youhave lost my vote.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rep. Ken Horn (District94) [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: I oppose the Walsh package amendment tomedical Marihuana Act of Michigan

Thank you for your email. As you may be aware, I have been appointed to lead a House workgroup onMichigan's Medical Marihuana Act. Iappreciate knowing your concerns, and can assure you that while I review theact, I will do so with patients and care givers in mind. In my opinion, the act needs someclarification to protect the rights of care givers and patients, to givefurther direction to law enforcement, and to ensure that we are upholding theprovisions that were passed by the voters.

Again, I appreciate having your thoughts, and will keepyour position in mind in the days and weeks ahead.

Sincerely,



Kenneth B. Horn
State Representative
94th District

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:10 AM
To: Rep. Ken Horn (District 94)
Subject: I oppose the Walsh package amendment to medicalMarihuana Act of Michigan

Rep. Kenneth Horn

1004 Range Rd



Jackson,MI 49201

Dear Rep. Kenneth Horn,

It must be verydifficult to stay abreast of the wide variety of issues that come across yourdesk. Since it is impossible to be knowledgeable in everything, I'm sure thatfolks in your position need to rely on the advice of experts.

As you know,experts may differ. If you are hurt and consult a surgeon, you will likely getsurgery. If you consult a physical therapist, you will likely get a moreconservative treatment. Experts come from different backgrounds and may see thesame situation very differently.

With respect tomedical cannabis, I think many have been duped into believing that BillSchuette, John Walsh, and Rick Jones are experts. These men have no medicalbackground nor are they suffering from a debilitating injury or disease. Theyhave not had to endure the often terrible side effects that come from treatinga chronic medical condition with pharmaceutical drugs. They have notexperienced the joy and reawakening that comes when a medical cannabis patientis able to throw away their pharmaceutical painkillers.

Schuette and Joneshave a great deal of experience with the arrest and prosecution of cannabisusers. Schuette has been very clear that he wants to overturn the MichiganMedical Marijuana Act (MMMA) so that he can imprison most of today\'s patients.These men are not experts. The MMMA was overwhelmingly approved by voters toprevent arrests and prosecutions.
Please take just a few minutes to speak with real expertson this issue, the medical marijuana patients.

Today I need yourhelp to protect patient access to this medicine. Please vote against the Walshpackage of bills. If these bills were to be approved, the protections that areabsolutely required for the MMMA to function would be summarily cut away. Pleaserecall that the people of Michigan voted for those protections and they votedto have this law implemented as it is written today.

Thank you for yourinterest in protecting Michigan's patients. It is very much appreciated.

There was alot more back and forth of me asking "what grey area: and him saying "difference of opinion...clear up...blah blah"

Sent the email and snail mailed the hard copy just too make sure that they got my message.

I'm emailing and snail mailing weekly. My voice needs to be heard!

Here is my email sent via the email o matic. Im all out.

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To: Office of Senator Jones
Subject: New Bills to Circumvent the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act of 2008

Sen R Jones

Dear Sen R Jones,Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. I am a life long Michigan resident. I am also a patient of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program voted into law in 2008.
I have chronic pain due to boney growths on my spine. I live a pretty normal life, just with moderate to often severe pain since my early teens. At the age of 14, I had some choices to make. Opt for an operation, as the Doctor so gingerly phrased it, \"Had a Slight 50/50 chance I May end up paralyzed as a result, though it Should reduce my pain, with a lifetime of pain meds to go along with breathing and eating ect..

With the blessing of my family, I took my Inalienable Rights to choose my own course of health care, which was to utilize Chiropractic care, and treat my pain with cannabis. WE/I did not have health insurance, so my medical care is all out of pocket.
Imagine my relief in 2007, when Michigan finally took the forward steps to take away the criminal penalties associated with my personal healthcare choice. The right to use a natural and healthy alternative medicine, that would not pollute my body, nor worry about arrest or other penalty for a personal healthcare choice.
There are a number of bills aimed at weakening the Medial Marihuana Act that 63% voted for. These bills are in direct opposition to the will of the people. I have read it many times, I can see the MMM Act is very clearly written. Claims that the law needs to be fixed, or is more \"Holey than Swiss Cheese\", are simply lies, meant to weaken, rather than strengthen the act by a few that wish to control healthcare choices, for its lucrative fortunes. Since this law came into being, the State has failed to properly implement it. I.D. cards are +4 months behind, not 21 days per the Act. Judges refuse defendants ability to use any medical marijuana defense included in the Act, also in violation. Nothing is said about these Civil Rights Violations by the State of Michigan. The law clearly states who may use it, how they may acquire it, how compensation must be made, and who is protected from prosecution. It also clearly provides for protecting the privacy of medical records. The law was written to ensure those who chose this medicine are able to obtain it with out persecution and prosecution. This law is being used to punish anyone the makes this personal healthcare choice. Law Enforcement will arrest instead of Protect and Serve. This is not what I, nor the voters intended.

You Must vote against these bills if you believe in Personal Freedom, especially those choices that are medical in nature. I hope you will remember that the majority of your constituents voted for this law. Please take the time to learn the honest facts about these issues, and question the accusations made against your constituents for their personal medical choice. If you vote for these bills, you will lose your seat. The People are Furious.
Bills to Oppose are:
SB 17
SB 99
SB 377
Senate Bill 418
House Bill 4850

Timothy L. Locke

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and the reply i got for Sen. Rick Jones which was quite surprising, It appears he actually read it, and personally replied.

Mr. Locke,

Thank you for your correspondence regarding current medical marijuana legislation. Growing up with your condition could not have been easy, and I am glad that you have recently found some relief.

We here in the State Senate are working to implement a safer, more responsible medical marijuana program, and I appreciate your patience as we do so. You make good points, and I will take them into consideration as this legislation moves forward.

Thank you again for expressing your opinions,



Rick Jones
24th District
State Senate

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Sen Horn I think has the right intentions as in taking the CORRECT Path for the state, and his constituents, but wants to be sure he gets it right.
Some of his views are mistaken, that is where we need open, passionate, but confined communications. Getting mad is ok, but we need to be carefull that our anger does not close the door to communications.

I find i will re write my posts, emails, ect, many times to ensure my point is made, rationally, clearly, and soundly.

If you find your reply becoming to angry, set back, medicate, ponder it a bit. let the blood pressure drop and then try to make your statement.

Communications can be easily damaged, and undo long periods of work, if it improperly assigned where it should not be.