The Compassionate Coalition

*** Stop CBS4 Attacks on Cannabis Patients ***

Tell CBS Not to Air the Attack on Disabled Veteran Kevin Dickes
CBS4-Denver
303-830-6464

CBS4-Denver has been attacking medicinal marijuana patients and their
caregivers in Colorado. The last person to be the focus of a CBS4
medicinal cannabis "investigation" (Ken Gorman) ended up murdered less
than a week after the story aired. Now they are trying it again by
attacking a disabled veteran. These attacks have to stop.

This Thursday (Jan. 31), CBS4 is scheduled to air an "investigation" of
Kevin Dickes, former Marine and disabled Gulf War veteran. Dickes was
prescribed cannabis for a war injury and has a valid Medical Marijuana
Registry identification card issued by the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment. In 2000, Colorado voters approved an amendment
to the state constitution that allows patients to legally use cannabis
as medicine with their physician's approval.

Dickes was arrested in Aurora in March 2007. He was charged with felony
cultivation and faced 6 years in prison. Because he was a registered
patient, all charges against Dickes were eventually dropped. Colorado
law says that police shall return the cannabis "unharmed", so Aurora
police were forced to return his medicine to him.

The CBS4 "investigation" scheduled to air this Thursday allegedly shows
a former Marine who served with Dickes in the Gulf War who says Dickes'
injury was not caused in the Gulf War. The fact that Dickes was injured
is not in question. In the promotion for the CBS4 story, it clearly
shows the 36-inch scar on Dicke's leg. Apparently, all that is in
question is the cause of that injury. Dickes has provided medical
records to CBS4 proving he was injured in the Marines, but CBS4 is still
airing the story. Read the letter from Dickes' attorney, Robert Corry, here:
http://www.vflog.com/action/dickes.corry.let.html

This is a blatant attack on a law-abiding citizen for using a plant he
grew himself to ease his pain. The cause of his injury is none of CBS4's
business! This is an invasion of medical privacy. This sensational story
is designed only to boost ratings at the expense of a disabled veteran.
Kevin Dickes has already suffered with his arrest, prosecution and
destruction of his medicine. This "investigation" serves no purpose
other than to attack Dickes' and make him suffer more for his use of a
legal medicine. All citizens should be outraged!

In Feb. 2007, CBS4's Rick Sallinger aired a story about medical
marijuana caregiver, Ken Gorman. Less than a week later, that caregiver
was found brutally murdered in his home. Denver police have made no
arrests and have no suspects in the case.
See the story that aired one week before Ken was murdered:
http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/D....2.556420.html
See the story about Ken's death:
http://cbs4denver.com/local/Ken.Gorm....2.556598.html

"I don't want to end up dead in my own home like Ken Gorman because of
Rick Sallinger," Dickes says.

What's next for Rick Sallinger? Will he start investigating all Gulf War
veterans and their private medical histories? Is he going to continue to
attack other medicinal cannabis patients just to boost his ratings? Why
doesn't he do an investigation of Ken Gorman's murder and find out why
the Denver Police refuse to investigate this case?

Please call CBS4 to protest this attack on sick patients. Ask them not
to air the story on Thursday:

CBS4-Denver
303-830-6464
kcncnews@cbs.com

If CBS4-Denver does not pull the story, there will be a protest at their
offices (1044 Lincoln Street) at 3pm on Thursday (1/31). Please check
the website for updates before you go.
http://www.vflog.com

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