First Annual Cannapalooza
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Marijuana Policy
Fall 2009 Missouri NORML Conference
The University of Missouri's chapter of NORML will be hosting the Fall 2009 Missouri NORML Conference in Ellis Auditorium on the Mizzou Campus. Guest speakers include Paul Armentano (deputy director of national NORML, co-author of the book "Marijuana is Safer"), Ray Hartmann (founder of the Riverfront Times in St. Louis), defense attorney Travis Noble, and multiple other patients and advocates.
The (tentative) schedule is as follows:
9:00 a.m. Registration, Meet & Greet, Coffee, Tea and Bagels
Location: Ellis Auditorium Lobby
An opportunity to grab a light breakfast and network with other Missouri marijuana law reform advocates.
9:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks: Sean Randall (Columbia, Missouri NORML)
10:00 â 11:00 a.m. Marijuana Law in Missouri: Dan Viets (Missouri NORML)
Civil liberties attorney and longtime marijuana law reform activist Dan Viets presents the current state of marijuana law in Missouri as well as upcoming plans for marijuana policy reform during the 2009 Missouri legislative session.
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Community Organizing and Media Outreach: Kelly Maddy (Joplin, Missouri NORML)
Learn how to build and establish a reform-based coalition in your community and how to work with the local media to spread your message.
12:15 â 1:00 p.m. Effective Lobbying Techniques: John Coffman, J.D. (Missouri ACLU)
Listen to a professional lobbyist explain the best, most effective ways to communicate and build relationships with your elected officials in order to influence their opinion on a law reform issue.
1:00 â 2:15 p.m. Lunch: On Your Own
Location: Downtown Columbia or MU Campus
Experience downtown Columbia's The District and have a bite to eat at any one of its numerous restaurants offering several different dining options.
2:15 â 3:15 p.m. Medical Marijuana Patient Forum: Christy Welliver (Columbia), Linda Yelvington (Joplin), Mark Pedersen (St. Louis)
Listen to the personal stories and testimonials of medical marijuana patients from around the state. Learn how medical cannabis is used to treat a variety of ailments.
3:30 â 4:30 p.m. Travis Noble
Criminal defense attorney Travis Noble delivers his thoughts on drug law reform from a unique perspective as a former police officer and supervisor of a narcotics enforcement unit.
4:45 â 5:45 p.m. Ray Hartmann
Founder and former publisher of The Riverfront Times, former editor of The Maneater, panelist on the PBS television program Donnybrook and St. Louis celebrity Ray Hartmann delivers his insightful and entertaining views on drug prohibition.
6:00 â 7:15 p.m. Palliative and Curative Relief Through a Safe and Effective Herbal Medicine Paul Armentano (NORML)
NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano presents an authoritative review of the safety and efficacy of cannabis to treat symptoms and underlying diseases. Mr. Armentano is the author of the books Emerging Clinical Indications for Cannabis and Cannabinoids (NORML Foundation, 2007), and Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? (Chelsea Green, 2009).
7:45 p.m. NORML Benefit Dinner and Auction
Location: Grand Cru Restaurant (2600 S. Providence Rd.)
Admission: $10 (plus whatever dinner you choose to order from the menu)
Join NORML supporters for a dinner and auction to support marijuana law reform in Missouri at one of Columbia's finest and most supportive restaurants.
For more info, see: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166376910979
All Things Cannabis Seminar
This program is open only to defense lawyers, those professionals and law students directly involved in the defense function, and NORML Legal Committee members.
SAFER Book Launch
SAFER is hosting a party to celebrate the launch of Marijuana Is Safer. The event will include appetizers and an auction, and all proceeds from book sales will benefit SAFER.
Cannabis Revival Benefit Concert
Please join us!
DOOR CHARGE: $5 ($3 w/ Joplin NORML member card)
TIME: Doors @ 8pm, show @ 9pm
BANDS:
Underground Blues Division ( http://www.myspace.com/ubdband )
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Cannabis Revival 2010
TOTALLY FREE ALL AGES EVENT - DONATIONS APPRECIATED AND GO TOWARDS REFORM WORK IN MISSOURI
About the Cannabis Revival, the Midwest's largest marijuana law reform festival:
Forum -- Marijuana Regulation and Federalism: A Clash of State and Federal Policy
The Voluntary Committee of Lawyers has been working through the American Bar Association to bring the issue of marijuana and federalism to the attention of its membership.
Marijuana Legalization on the Cusp
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