Colorado Compassionate Coalition -

The Compassionate Coalition is working with patients and activists in Colorado to create a local chapter to defend patients' rights.

If you are interested in joining the Colorado chapter - North Denver Medical Marijuana Discussion Group, please contact Timothy Tipton at (303)408-2935 or email him at commjexpert@gmail.com

FOR ALMOST SEVEN YEARS NOW our Chapter meetings are every 3rd Monday of the month from 7pm - 9pm at:

Front Range Community College LIBRARY
3705 W 112th Ave Westminster, CO 80031-2140
Room L211

Meetup Group:

Please visit our web site for more information and patient resources: http://medmarijuana.meetup.com/119/

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Colorado Discussion List:

Join colorado patients and advocates to discuss medical marijuana issues in Colorado

Discussion Board

Get the latest news and analysis on medical marijuana in Colorado on our Discussion Board.

OTHER COLORADO PATIENTS are trying hard to establish additional local chapters throughout the Rocky Mountain State. Please consider joining one (or ALL) of the four messageboards, especially in your local area of Colorado as follows:

DENVER -COLORADO,MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESOURCES
http://medmarijuana.meetup.com/136/

Colorado Springs Cares Medical Marijuana support
http://medmarijuana.meetup.com/126/

The woman who runs the Colorado Department of Health's Medical Marijuana Registry recently said in court testimony that there are over 500 physicians within the state who have signed recommendations for mmj therapy. The possibility of your discussing this with another family physician may just be a better and cheaper alternative to going through the few clinics available, which usually charge upwards of $200. to review medical records and make a decision for recommendation or not.

Deborah Tunge, the sole entity at the registry regularly is willing to speak with physicians to ease their concerns and fears. You see, about eight years ago, after MMJ passed in Colorado, the federal DEA sent letters out to all the physicians in the state threatening them with prosecution, loss of medical license, and just plain HELL if they signed any recommendations. The ensuing "chilling effect" has obviously subsided with so many physicians now willing to see through the benefits of mmj therapy as means to cut down use of prescription and narcotic drugs.

The local chapter of the compassionatecoaltion also has free copies of a CD which has over 300 research papers showing the benefits of mmj for a variety of ailments, that your family physician can review. Just go to one of the meetings listed below, and you should be able to secure a copy for your doctor.

Facts about Medical Marijuana from Colorado Department of Health

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/medicalmarijuana/marijuanafactsheet.html

APPLICATION PACKET from COLORADO

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/medicalmarijuana/fullpacket.pdf