Big Island Americans for Safe Access

04/09/2012

great article on pain meds...$8.5 BILLION in sales last year...

we know there is something much safer

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/health/opioid-painkiller-prescriptions-pose-danger-without-oversight.html?_r=1&hp

Experts say that doctors, despite the dangers, often keep patients on high-strength painkillers known as opioids for years without properly checking to see if their conditions improve.

04/05/2012

great editorial in the SF Chronicle on the raid at Oaksterdam


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/04/ED4H1NUPF2.DTL

A months-long crackdown on medical ma*****na by federal prosecutors has reached new heights with this week's raids on Oakland dispensaries. It's time to call off the overboard tactics and deal sensibly with regulating a...

04/04/2012

very disappointing to see the Gov of Arizona continue trying to restrict the medical cannabis program, that voters passed...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/arizona-medical-ma*****na-law_n_1401696.html

PHOENIX, April 3 (Reuters) - Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed into law on Tuesday a bill to ban medical ma*****na from being used on the campuses of state universities and community colleges in the latest salvo in a long-running battle over legalization of the drug. ...

04/04/2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neill-franklin/oaksterdam-raid_b_1401116.html

While federal agents were using a battering ram, a sledgehammer and power saws to break into a business that complies with state and local law and pays taxes, a gunman was murdering seven people at Oikos University, just three-tenths of a mile away.

04/04/2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/lawmakers-in-5-states-tell-feds-medical-ma*****na_n_1397811.html

WASHINGTON -- Elected lawmakers in five states have a message for the federal government: Don't interfere with state medical ma*****na laws. In an open letter to the federal government, lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle called on the government to stop using scarce law enforcement res...

03/28/2012

great letter to the editor in the Tribune Herald on Tuesday...

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/commentary/your-views/your-views-march-27.html

“Stoned driving draws concern” (Tribune-Herald, March 19) is of great interest, particularly to Hawaii’s cannabis patients. The article mentions a suburban Denver woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis. She needs cannabis to ease tremors which require that her body be completely saturated with TH...

03/21/2012

Wednesday March 21st 2012 National Day of Action on Syringe Exchange
YOU can make a difference in Hawaii!!

PLEASE TAKE 5 MINUTES ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 TO HELP SAVE LIVES
Call or email Senator Inouye and ask him to support the use of federal
funds for syringe exchange. A ban on the use of federal funds was
reimposed in December. Congress should revert to the 2010 budget
language. (See Below)

Why?
The CDC has concluded that HIV among people who inject has decreased by
nearly 80% because of syringe exchange programs in the U.S. Syringe
exchange is an evidence-based intervention for HIV prevention and should
be eligible for federal funds.

What about Hawaii?
In Hawaii we have had a statewide syringe exchange program for over 20
years. HIV rates in Hawaii are much lower than the national average. The
program in Hawaii still needs access to federal funds.

PLEASE TAKE 5 MINUTES ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 TO HELP SAVE LIVES

Call Sen. Inouye's office in Honolulu at 808-541-2542:
"Hello, my name is ____ and I live in ____. Thank you for supporting
syringe exchange in Hawaii. Please restore Congress's Fiscal Year 2010
language that allows federal funds to be used for syringe exchange. We
need Senate champions on this issue and hope Senator Inouye, given the
success of syringe exchange in Hawaii, will consider speaking out on
this issue. Thank you for your time!"

OR Email Sen. Inouye at http://inouye.senate.gov/Contact/ContactDKI.cfm

"Dear Senator Inouye, my name is ____ and I live in ____. I wanted to
thank you for your support of syringe exchange in Hawaii. Because of it
we have a much lower rate of HIV than areas that haven't had syringe
access. Please restore Congress's Fiscal Year 2010 language that allows
federal funds to be use for syringe exchange because it is an
evidence-based HIV prevention intervention. I hope you will advocate for
this language that supports federal funding for syringe exchange in the
upcoming programmatic appropriations request letter due March 29th. We
need Senate champions on this issue and hope that given the success of
syringe exchange in Hawaii, you will consider speaking out on this
issue. Thank you for your time and support."

For more information, Contact Heather at 853-3271 or [email protected]

Dan Inouye United States Seantor for Hawaii | Contact

03/19/2012

another example of overhanded police tactics

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/154594/how_legal%2C_medical_ma*****na_got_one_couple%27s_children_violently_snatched_away/

Law enforcement forced entry into the home of Daisy Bram, then violently ripped her three-week old newborn from her arms because she is a medical ma*****na patient.

03/19/2012

Here is a petition for Hawaii medical cannabis patients...please add your name...let's get Governor Abercrombie to support patients.....

http://signon.org/sign/hawaiis-accepted-medical-1?source=c.url&r_by=3258196

I just signed a petition to Blake Oshiro, Deputy Chief of Staff, David Louie, Attorney General of Hawaii, Sen. Will Espero (HI-20), Sen. Clayton Hee (HI-23), Sen. Josh Green (HI-3), and Governor Neil Abercrombie: We, the undersigned, hereby recognize the following: That individual states hold the...

03/07/2012

Aloha Big Island ASA members...

I just wanted to let you know that SB 2262, which would make medical ma*****na consistent with the patient's pain bill of rights, passed the Senate's third reading, 25-0 and moves on to the House! It is likely to be assigned to the Health, Public Safety and Judiciary committees, and would need to be scheduled for hearings to move forward. We will keep you posted when testimony is needed.

This is some good news! We are half way there!

Aloha Big Island ASA members...

I just wanted to let you know that SB 2262, which would make medical ma*****na consistent with the patient's pain bill of rights, passed the Senate's third reading, 25-0 and moves on to the House! It is likely to be assigned to the Health, Public Safety and Judiciary committees, and would need to be scheduled for hearings to move forward. We will keep you posted when testimony is needed.

This is some good news! We are half way there!

03/06/2012

interesting article...

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/154408/the_ma*****na_diet%3A_how_pot_enhances_my_life/

Ma*****na is a lovely addition to a life filled with sensual pleasures like good wine, chocolate and espresso.

02/16/2012

Great letter from Dr Berg...

http://hawaiinewsdaily.com/2012/02/open-letter-to-governor-abercrombie-improve-the-states-medical-ma*****na-program-for-the-patients-and-doctors/ -7727