July 19, 2010, A4MC contact telephone
number established: 501-291-0281
July 29, 2010, Dr. Lester Grinspoon
confirms his participation in the A4MC Medicinal Cannabis
Educational Roundhouse and grants permission for A4MC to freely
distribute his whitepaper, "Medical
Marijuana: A Note of Caution -- First, do no harm" in support of
A4MC's campaign to enact pragmatic, beneficial, efficient and
effective legislation in Arkansas.
August 2010,
publish flyers and authorize t-shirts promoting Medicinal Cannabis
Educational Roundhouse, continue refining model legislation,
increase online communications connectivity and educational
networking capacity.
November 2010, aggregate
results of all research and public comment into final version of
model legislation.
Vote in
General Election
January 2011: Introduce model legislation to
Arkansas legislators, align support to adopt and implement during
the
2011 Arkansas General Assembly.
January 12 & 13, 2011:
"Medicinal Cannabis Educational Roundhouse: Putting it in
Perspective," Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda, Little Rock, 9am/2pm
both days, information for legislators, physicians, law enforcement
officials and the general public, free admission.
ONGOINIG: Contact candidates and request
response to the following: "What is your position on
HR-2835, and
HR-1866?" If he or she responds (or if
they don't), please post your results to our
Facebook page or email directly to a4mc@gmx.com
To support
this effort:
Sign-up for the
A4MC 'google group' to get regular email
updates on group actions.
To find out who represents you in the
Arkansas House of Representatives,
look here.
To find out which Arkansas Senator
represents you, look
here.
To find information about your
county and municipal officials,
look here.
~ CONTACT YOUR FRIENDS ~
This citizen-initiative,
calling for all Arkansas Elected Officials to enact Medicinal
Cannabis legislation in Arkansas, will succeed in direct proportion
YOUR personal support:
Start a 'med-cannabis
caucus' in your neighborhood.
Meet with your friends once
a month to discuss this issue.
Start a letter writing
campaign to your local newspaper.
Go as a 'small group' to
meet with your elected officials and hand them Dr. Grinspoon's
paper and the A4MC model legislation.
Host a medical cannabis
information booth at your upcoming County Fair.
WORK TOGETHER!!!
"Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change
the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
Arkansans For Medical Cannabis Our MISSION
is to Educate the public on the "Medical" benefits of Cannabis. Our
goal is to ensure that the Citizens of Arkansas regain their right
as defined by our Constitution to decide for themselves what an
appropriate method of medication is WITHOUT government intervention.
This
Citizen-Activist Project is facilitated by
The Committee
Community Ombudsman ~ Established 2007 ~
It's all about accountability.
