The Compassionate Coalition

Merced County Patients Coalition Meeting: June 24th
Brothers and Sisters of compassion, The next MCPC Stanislaus will be on 6/24/06, at 1pm. The address is 4213 McHenry Ave, Suite F, Modesto California, 95354. We will be discussing the recent raid on "The healthy Choice", local law enforcement interference and violations, patients’ rights, and a response to the raid conducted by local authorities. MCPC will not be silent, nor will the group turn in the face of tribulation. Patients must show their unity and resolve to have justice, and enforcement of the U.S. Constitution. Please join us and make a statement to the penguins, that we are not weak, though we may be disabled.

Thank you,
Nick Osborne
Merced County Patients Coalition - http://www.MercCountyPC.com {http://www.merccountypc.com/}
nick@MercCountyPC.com {mailto:nick@MercCountyPC.com} 209-261-8324

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AAMC Meeting: June 24th
The El Dorado County American Alliance for Medical Cannabis meets on the fourth Saturday of each month from 2:15pm until 4:20pm, at the Garden Valley Grange, 4940 Marshall Road, Garden Valley, California.
(Note: The group will hold its July meeting on the fifth
Saturday(7/29).)
http://www.ElDoradoCountyAAMC.com/
{http://www.ElDoradoCountyAAMC.com/}

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Ms. Lark Freemans & Michael Mendoza June 26th
On February 13th, 2006, Sheriffs Department came out to Ms. Lark Freemans home in Green Valley. They asked to search her home and after refusing they threatened to put her in jail, so Ms. Freeman let them search her home. The police found her collective garden in her attic. Ms. Freeman and her boyfriend Michael Mendoza are both patient and caregiver. After providing all proper documentation, the Sheriff's Dept. left with no one being arrested because they were acknowledged as patient and caregiver.

The next day the authorities came out to Lark's home to take her children to foster care. They told her they were taking her girls because of child endangerment and selling drugs. Lark & Michael received papers in the mail that they would be facing charges in court. Lark now has her girls back after 1 month of foster care and is now required to take drug rehab classes in order to keep her children. On June 5th 2006, in court both Lark and Michael's attorneys refused to present the medical marijuana defense to the court at their request. They are being charged with having 38 grams and considering intent to sell charges as well.

Court has been postponed till June 26th at 10am. Location is DPT 8 RM 207 JUSTICE CENTER in Fairfield Courthouse, 600 Union Ave, Fairfield. All court supporters are appreciated!!
More info: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3784
{http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3784}

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Thunder Rector Court Support: June 27th
Fresno Hydroponics, tattoo and piercing entrepreneur, and Northern Lights Church Reverend Thunder Rector will be in court facing judge Wanger on Tuesday, June 27th, at 1:30pm, at the Fresno Federal Courthouse, 2500 Tulare, department 3, floor 7, in Fresno, California. On July 18, 2005, Thunder was arrested in a sting that allegedly netted 235 lbs. of pot. Thunder maintains that most of the weed was leaf. He is facing charges of conspiracy and manufacturing cannabis with intent to distribute. Rev. Rector spent time in the Fresno county jail, then at a halfway house called Nirvana. He is now out, but wears an electronic monitoring device. He still runs Thunder's Hydroponics, Tattoo and Piercing in Modesto, California, and is an officer in the central valley based Medicinal Cannabis Patients Coalition. Please support this passionate supporter or medical marijuana rights in court on June 27th.

Thanks to Peter Keyes for providing this report, and keeping us up-to-date on the case. For more information contact Peter at: petergkeyes@hotmail.com {mailto:petergkeyes@hotmail.com}

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Solano County Board of Supervisors Meeting: June 27th
SPG is planning to visit the County Board of Supervisors on June 27th, 2006. The meetings are held at 8:30am at the Solano County Government Center 675 Texas Street in Fairfield, California.

This meeting is going to be one of the most important meetings that SPG will attend this year. We are asking ALL patients and supporters to please join us at this meeting. I have been told by the Health Department in Fairfield that the Medical Marijuana Card Program has not and won't be given a time line or put into effect because the County Board of Supervisors want to wait for outcome of the San Diego case before they make any decisions. Our plan is to go out there and educate them on the state mandate law and let them know how local patients are being harassed, arrested, and even terrorized. If anyone wants to speak before the Board, please contact us so that we may get organized before hand. We hope those who have the time can come out and join us on this very important day.

Thank You
Linda Jimenez, Secretary/Treasurer
Solano Patients' Group
http://www.solanopatientsgroup.org/
{http://www.solanopatientsgroup.org/}
http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3778
{http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3778}

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Solano Patients' Group Meetings: June 27th
Hello All Activists, as most of you know, SPG has had a lot of activities and events happening in our county. We have decided to add an extra meeting this month so that we may get organized in our strategies. Please join us on June 27th at 7:00PM at 2145 Collinsville Road in Birds Landing, CA 94512. If you have any questions, please call us at 707-635-3752.

Thank You,
Linda Jimenez, Secretary/Treasurer
Solano Patients' Group
http://www.solanopatientsgroup.org/
{http://www.solanopatientsgroup.org/}

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Laura & Galen Lawton Court Support: June 29th
Readiness conference at 1:30 PM at the Vallejo Superior Courthouse, 321 Tuolumne St., Vallejo, CA. More info: Linda Jimenez: linda4spg@CompassionateCoalition.org
{mailto:linda4spg@CompassionateCoalition.org}

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Louis Fowler in Court: June 30th
Controversial medical marijuana entrepreneur Louis Fowler will be in court facing judge Garcia on Friday, June 30th, 2006, at the Sacramento Federal Courthouse, 501 I street, in Sacramento, California. Louis faces an uphill battle for numerous reasons. His dispensary purchased large ads in Sacramento News & Review, offering free grams, and the storefront had dozens of cannabis plants growing within sight of a common thoroughfare 24 hours a day. Louis is alleged to have been driving with a loaded shotgun in his vehicle, and has served time for embezzling millions from the State of California. Giving a slight glimmer of hope to Louis' case is his savvy, flamboyant attorney, former Deputy District Attorney Johnny Griffin. Griffin has been in the news lately, as council for Pakistani-American ice cream vendor Umer Hayat. Umer was accused of lying to the F.B.I. in the infamous, "Lodi terrorist" scandal, but was released to house arrest in May, after a jury deadlocked on his case. Louis is currently residing in the Sacramento County Jail.

Thanks to Peter Keyes for providing this report, and keeping us up-to-date on the case. For more information contact Peter at: petergkeyes@hotmail.com {mailto:petergkeyes@hotmail.com}

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Joaquin Brand Court Support: July 7th
Joaquin Brand continues to have problems with his public defender, who refuses to contact experts as needed. Next court appearance will be on July 7th, at 8:30 AM in Department 8 at 2775 Richardson Drive in Auburn, CA.

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Robin & Dustin Clark Court Support: July 12
Next court appearance on July 12th at 1:30 PM in Department 8 of the Sacramento County Courthouse, 720 Ninth Street, in Sacramento, CA. Background info: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5589
{http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5589}

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Bryan Epis Court Support: July 17th
Former cannabis cultivator Bryan Epis will be in court for an evidentiary hearing on July 17th at 9:30am, in front of Judge Damrell, at the Sacramento Federal Courthouse, 501 I street (I at 5th). Bryan has already served over 2 years of a 10 year sentence, and has gotten out of the cannabis industry entirely. Bryan's case is one of many being resentenced due to the US Supreme Court's Raich ruling. www.compassionatecoalition.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4666
{http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4666}
http://207.41.18.73/wconnect/wc.dll?caedprocess~CourtRoomCalendar~&judgeID=5011&Date=2/6/2006
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Sacramento/National CC Meeting: July 19th (July 5th meeting cancelled due to holiday) Please join The Compassionate Coalition for our next planning meeting and information session! Agenda topics include: Patient meetings, news updates, court support, elections, and business items. This group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at the River City Patient Center, 1512 C El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA.
Note: Any patients who wish to use their medicine at this meeting must be registered and verified in advance by the River City Patient Center.

For information please contact Nathan Sands at nathan@CompassionateCoalition.org {mailto:nathan@CompassionateCoalition.org}
www.CompassionateCoalition.org {http://www.CompassionateCoalition.org}

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The Compassionate Coalition is an all-volunteer, non-profit, educational organization. We work to defend the rights of medical marijuana patients and care providers, and your support enables our work to continue. Please consider making a donation today: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/donate
{http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/donate}

Thank you for defending the rights of medical marijuana patients!

Nathan Sands
Chairman of the Board
The Compassionate Coalition
www.CompassionateCoalition.org {http://www.CompassionateCoalition.org}
nathan@CompassionateCoalition.org {mailto:nathan@CompassionateCoalition.org}

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