The Compassionate Coalition

Greetings Compassionate Coalition,

Please read below for whats going on in the medical marijuana acitivist community.

Top Story:

**Dustin Costa (aka DC Greenhouse) has court Wednesday, November 8th at 9a.m. and Tuesday, November 14th at 9:00a.m. at Courtroom 2 of the Fresno Federal Court, located at 2500 Tulare St.

Dustin Costa, president of the Merced Patients Group, was originally raided and arrested in 2004 by the Merced Sheriff Department and prosecuted on state charges. After a year and a half of court proceedings, in 2005 the District Attorney turned his case over to the feds.

Please come and show your support for DC Greenhouse and oppose the federal government’s persecution of patients and providers! DC Greenhouse is very sick and deserves to be returned to his family and friends. It is especially important to show strong support for the first defendant facing a federal trial since 2003. Also, please be aware that Fresno juries are pretty conservative so supporters should be dressed and groomed to appeal to those types of people. Thank you for your time. http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/4000
For more news and discussion, visit our forum at: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/forum

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**WHATS NEW?**

If you haven't noticed already, in the past couple of months we have added a few new chapters to The Compassionate Coalition. Big welcome to:

Rhode Island Compassionate Coalition Chapter http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/chapters/RhodeIsland

Sonoma County Compassionate Coalition Chapter http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/chapters/SonomaCounty

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Compassionate Coalition http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/chapters/olympiatumwater

We are happy to have the new edtions to our group and appreciate the volunteers who are leading the troops in their areas.

If anyone else is interested in starting a chapter in your area, please contact me to get you started. 707-635-3752

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**COURT SUPPORT**

Solano County: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3987
*Laura & Galen Lawton – December 1st @ 8:30am, Dept 12 Courtroom 101 - 321 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo.
*Sergio Perez- November 9th @ 8:30am, DPT 21 RM 206 JUSTICE CENTER, 600 Union Ave, Fairfield
*Rob Taylor – November 13th and 14th @ 10am – *NEW JUDGE* Judge Getty- Readiness/Pre-lim - Dept 8 RM 207 JUSTICE CENTER - 600 Union Ave, Fairfield
*Lark Freeman & Michael Mendoza– November 13th and 14th @ 10am – *NEW JUDGE* Judge Getty- Readiness/Pre-lim - Dept 8 RM 207 JUSTICE CENTER - 600 Union Ave, Fairfield

Sacramento County: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3991
Jason & Aileen Brooks - December 13th, 8:30am at William Ridgeway Family Relation Courthouse, 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento. Department 133 on the 3rd floor. - please show support for the Brooks during a very difficult time they have gone through for 1 year without their son.

Stanislaus County: http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3986
Reverend Thunder Rector - April 9th 2007 at the Federal Courthouse in Fresno (2500 Tulare St.), In front of Magistrate Oliver Wanger

If you have a court support date and you don't see it listed here, please be sure to post your court dates on our site here http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/forum/6

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Wonders of Cannabis Festival: October 28th– 29th Update
The Festival was a great success. We had our booth out there for both days. Thank you to Galen Lawton, Leona Benjamin, John Bearden, Christine Flor, Peter Keyes and Vanessa Nelson for volunteering their time at the tables. Congratulations to the Cannabis Action Network for a successful event. You can find pictures from the event here http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3975#comment-1372

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Compassionate Coalition National / Solano Patients' Group Meeting: November 14th

The National meeting schedule has changed. We are now meeting on every 2nd Tuesday of the month until more meetings are needed. Next meeting will be November 14th, 7pm @ 2145 Collinsville Road, in Birds Landing. http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3988

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AAMC Meeting: November 25th
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. www.ElDoradoCountyAAMC.com

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Sacramento Compassionate Coalition Meeting: December 6th @ 7pm
Please join Sacramento Chapter of The Compassionate Coalition for our next planning meeting and information session! Agenda topics include: Patient meetings, news updates, court support, and other business items. This group meets the first 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

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*Colorado Chapter meeting – Monday, November 20th – Front Range Community College LIBRARY, 3705 W 112th Ave Westminster, CO 80031-2140
Room L211, Time:7pm - 9pm http://medmarijuana.meetup.com/119/ , For more information contact Tim Tipton at (303)438-7221 or email him at TTipper39@hotmail.com

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Central Valley Patients Coalition Meeting: December 2nd at 9:00 AM
Please join central valley patients and supporters to help plan and strategize for the defense of patients rights in Stanislaus County, Merced County, and beyond! Agenda items will include: The recent raid in Modesto, court support, letters to the editor, safe access, and more. The CVPC meets on the first Saturday of each month, at 9:00 AM.

New Location: These meetings will now be held at 1009 Bingham Dr., Modesto, CA, 95350.
Directions: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1009+Bingham+Dr,+modesto+ca&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=A

For additional information, contact Chirley Cox, Public Relations Officer for the Central Valley Patients Coalition: shirley@CompassionateCoalition.org

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*News Articles*
What a long, strange trip for state's medical marijuana law - by Patrick McCartney
Sacramento Bee - 11/05/06

Ten years after California voters approved Proposition 215, a landmark medical marijuana law, many qualified patients still run a gantlet of federal drug agents and hostile police and prosecutors.

This year, DEA agents, assisted by local law enforcement agencies, have busted dozens of storefront cannabis... read more here http://www.compassionatecoalition.org/node/3996

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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

Thank you for defending the rights of medical marijuana patients!

Linda Jimenez
Chairman of the Board
The Compassionate Coalition
www.CompassionateCoalition.org
linda4spg@CompassionateCoalition.org
(707)635-3752

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