Unity 215
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meeting
As many of you know by now, the San Francisco Patients' Cooperative at 350
Divisadero Street is being forced to close its doors at the end of
February. The DEA letter is the main culprit. Our landlord regrets this
decision but fears there is no other way to feel safe.
350
Divisadero has never belonged to any one person, but was founded as a
place to share in the experience of building a united people from a
wide variety of individuals. Its closing should not be viewed as an end
to all the good works, but a wake up call.
The Medical Cannabis Community needs a community center of its own; to
house the history, make programs like Harm Reduction, Social Services
Navigation, NA/AA and Social Interaction services available to those in
need, to act as a unifying agent so that we can become a strong force
against those who would oppress us.
We
are the most maligned, abused minority in the United States…and possibly the world. Although
we cross all social, economic, racial and cultural experiences, the
common thread of our medical cannabis use and support of compassionate
use binds us to one another in a very real way.
We are not deviants; we are people who take health and well being very seriously. We
believe in safe access to medicinal cannabis and the right to choose
recommended treatment options for symptomatic relief. Because of this,
we are derided, persecuted, discriminated against and shunned; treated
like criminals for the very lawful act of following doctors’ order.
Our
federal government refuses to recognize the truth found in clinical
studies and backed by years of on-site, real-time observations.
Patients find use of medical cannabis and the patient-to-patient care
and advocacy as positive additions to their health regimen.
Like the plant itself, our government
seems determined to eradicate compassionate use; thereby the very people who need it most.
We are hosting a Unity in our Community gathering at 350
Divisadero on February 15th. We ask all members of our Medical Cannabis
movement to come, speak and help rekindle the flame that helped bring
about the victory Prop 215.
Please let us know if you would like to be part of a Panel or be a Guest Speaker.
Please circulate the poster below.
Blessings,
Rev. Randi Webster, DSM
Co-Founder, Co-Director
SFPC
