Don't break Kansas law; together we can change it!
Our mission is to inform and educate our fellow Kansans about the history and numerous therapeutic uses of
medicinal cannabis/marijuana.
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a seriously ill Kansas patient
Predictably, despite the tireless efforts of volunteers and other supporters in several Kansas advocacy groups, medical cannabis legislation did not advance out of committee in either the House or the Senate during the 2012 Kansas Legislative Session, which is virtually ending as this is being written.
As Acting Director of the Kansas Medical Cannabis Network (medcankan), I see the upcoming lull in political activity in Topeka as the perfect opportunity to further raise awareness of the medical cannabis/marijuana issue among Kansas voters. We have a span of several months--basically over the summer and on through the November election--to enlighten and inform as many Kansas voters as we possibly can.
Fortunately, we know how to do that. We have knowledgeable speakers ready and willing to get out and talk to groups of likely voters around the state.
(This is how the highly-respected advocacy group, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition [LEAP] built itself into the powerful force it is today. I know this because as a volunteer during their formative years my primary task was to research and compile contact data for organizations that might be willing to listen to LEAP's controversial message. (continue)
For the sake of seriously ill Kansans, Please Become Involved. Your voice is more powerful than you know and you WILL be heard if you use it. Here's proof:
Enroll as a patient speaker-we NEED you to tell your story to voters!
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If you have been blessed with any of these skills and would like to join our mission to help seriously ill Kansans and their loved ones, please get in touch with our volunteer coordinator, Phil, at impatientpatient@yahoo.com, or
From our friends at the Drug Policy Alliance: Right now a bill is sitting in Congress that could end federal marijuana prohibition and protect the ability of states to make their own marijuana laws without federal interference. Please urge your legislators to end the federal war on marijuana!
Federal Persecution of Medical Marijuana and Patients Continues
Reneging on its February 2009 promise to end federal prosecution of medical cannabis dispensaries and patients, the Obama administration has instead increased federal
raids. Before we can expect to have any hope of success in our mission, federal law governing medical cannabis must be changed--beginning with the 'rescheduling' of cannabis/marijuana.
Under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970
, the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) has established a rating system.
This ''Schedule' designates every drug's relative safety and risk of abuse, with Schedule I being the most dangerous substances.
These drugs are considered by our federal government to have no known medical use. Heroin is on Schedule I. So is cannabis/marijuana.
Schedule II lists cocaine and methamphetamine as substances having limited medical value. By this logic, cannabis/marijuana is considered to be more dangerous than cocaine and methamphetamine!
Schedule I drugs are totally banned and cannot be prescribed at all, while far more dangerous drugs are legally available at every pharmacy.
(Click on lawmaker's name to email)
Senator Jerry Moran
(202) 225-2715 Fax: (202) 225-5124
Russell Senate Office Bldg, Rm 354 | Washington, D.C. 20510
Senator Pat Roberts
(202) 224-4774 Fax: (202) 224-3514
109 Hart Senate Office Bldg | Washington, DC 20510-1605
Kansas 1st District
US Rep Tim Huelskamp
(202) 225-2715 Fax: (202) 225-5124
126 Cannon HOB | Washington, DC 20515
Kansas 2nd District
US Rep Lynn Jenkins
(202) 225-6601 Fax: (202) 225-7986
1122 Longworth HOB | Washington, D.C. 20515
Kansas 3rd District
US Rep Kevin Yoder
(202) 225-2865 Fax: (202) 225-2807
214 Cannon HOB | Washington, DC 20515
Kansas 4th District
US Rep Mike Pompeo
(202) 225-6216 Fax: (202) 225-3489
107 Cannon HOB | Washington, DC 20515
Please contact the members of these committees TODAY and urge them to support medical cannabis legislation! For far too long, too many Kansans have suffered needlessly. That's the real crime.
~ Coming Events ~
PUBLIC FORUMS, RALLIES ETC:
Please join us!
Kansas lawmakers will never know we're out here if they don't see or hear from us often.
Every voice and every warm body counts--especially new ones!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS:
June 8, 2012 | Topeka
Grace Hospice
"Lunch and Learn" Series
A service for patients searching for medical cannabis treatment in legal medical cannabis states. The site provides patients with visibility and transparency in selecting a doctor and setting an appointment for a medical marijuana evaluation.
(This link has been provided for a glimpse of what we hope will be available to Kansas patients in the less far future than ever before.)
Learn how this courageous former Kansas patient manages her Crohn's disease with medicinal cannabis!
(Shona is one of many Kansas patients who have moved to Colorado for legal access to their most helpful medicine.)
8/20/2009: This network is dedicated to ill Kansans, their caregivers and families, physicians, nurses, other healthcare workers, our legislators and the community as a whole. The Kansas Medical Cannabis Network provides medical cannabis information, links to more information, and educational materials. We acknowledge that under the Controlled Substances Act the possession, use, cultivation, transportation, sale or furnishing of cannabis for any purpose--including medical use--are Federal offenses and as such take precedence over any state medical use laws. WE DO NOT FURNISH OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY CANNABIS PRODUCTS. We urge all visitors to this site to take care not to violate Federal or State laws pertaining to medical cannabis. We offer this website as a source of medical cannabis information; we are working through legal channels to change the law; and we encourage visitors to this site to become active in such endeavors. The Kansas Medical Cannabis Network cannot be responsible for the actions of any others in response to information found or opinions expressed on this website.
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