The Compassionate Coalition

Message from filmmakers:

Hello,

I am writing to inform everyone of a new documentary film about medical cannabis. It is a finalist at the La Femme Film Festival in Beverly Hillsand I will be coming to Los Angeles with director Ann Alter to screen thefilm on Thursday, October 11th at 10am. We invite you to join us and weask for your help in spreading the word about this timely and informative documentary.

In the hour-long documentary Dispensing Cannabis: The California Story,voices from inside discuss practices and issues involved in distributing medical cannabis. Of the twelve states in 2006 that permit medical cannabis use, California is the only state that allows for the distribution of the medicine. How and where do people get their medicine? How does one insure that their medicine is clean, safe and of sufficient quality?

Tours of five cannabis dispensary models provide an unprecedented look into this quasi-legal business. Doctors, lawyers, law enforcement, patients and caregivers share their perspectives and concerns.

Please visit our website to learn more about the film. It includes a short film trailer: www.dispensingcannabis.com

We will be screening our film on Thursday, October 12th at 10am in theWilshire Screening Room at 8670 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills. The screening costs $10 at the door. The building is located at the trafficsignal between Robertson and La Cienega Blvd. (Two blocks west of the FineArts Theatre). It’s a brown marble building at the southwest corner of Willaman Drive. Everyone is invited and encouraged to join us.

Please help us get the word out about the film. We can send promotional postcards and we are also open to arranging other free screenings in the L.A. area while we’re there between Oct 12th and October 15th . Please contact me at the email address or phone number below if you are interested. Many people who have seen the film are sharing it with family and friends to help them understand more about the medicine. The DVD is available for purchase on the web for $24 (shipping is free).

Thank you for all you do to help make medical cannabis available to qualified people.

Ben Shaw
Distribution Coordinator
707.496.9439
bs33@humboldt.edu

Ann Alter
Dispensing Cannabis: The California
StoryDirector/Producer
Tel: 707.826.5495
Fax: 707.826.5494
aea2@humboldt.edu
www.dispensingcannabis.com