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PUBLIC FORUM KICK-OFFS <span class="yiv281354519yshortcuts
yiv281354519cs4-visible" id="yiv281354519lw_1351870924_0"><span class="yiv281354519yshortcuts yiv281354519cs4-visible" id="yiv281354519lw_1351902795_0" style="cursor:pointer;border-bottom-width:2px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(54, 99, 136);">MEDICAL MARIJUANA</span></span> WEEKEND IN PORTLAND<br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_91" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_92" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Portland, ME - A public forum designed to answer questions about Maine's medical marijuana program will be held at the Meg Perry Center, <span class="yiv281354519yshortcuts yiv281354519cs4-visible" id="yiv281354519lw_1351870924_1"><span
class="yiv281354519yshortcuts
yiv281354519cs4-visible" id="yiv281354519lw_1351902795_1" style="cursor:pointer;border-bottom-width:2px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(54, 99, 136);">644 Congress Street in Portland</span></span> on Friday, November 9th at 6:30 PM. <span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_508">Taking place the night before Homegrown Maine 2012, New England's largest Medical Marijuana Trade Show and Expo at Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, this free public forum will provide an opportunity for </span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_509">patients, caregivers, health providers and growers to explain the changes in the law and the policies of prescribing, growing and using medical marijuana in Maine, plus answer questions from the public.</span></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_95" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font
id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_97" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_560">Dave Wilkinson, director of the film on medical marijuana in Maine,</span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_511">“Science vs. Stigma”, </span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_561" style="font-size:18pt;">will briefly discuss the purpose of the forum and introduce the speakers. Speakers include </span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_512" style="font-size:18pt;">John Thiele, former "patient friendly" manager of the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana program, </span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_513" style="font-size:18pt;">Rep Mark Dion, State Representative and former
Cumberland County Sheriff, </span><span style="font-size:18pt;">Catherine Lewis, Caregiver and Legislative Committee member, </span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_514" style="font-size:18pt;">Michele Day, Maine Green Cross Director of Patient Services and</span><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_515" style="font-size:18pt;"> Dr. Dustin Sulak, Medical Marijuana Advocate and Osteopathic Physician. Following presentations by the speakers, the public will be given the opportunity to ask questions and/or make short comments.</span></font></div><div id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_517" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; " class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_20_1351902634124_71 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_21_1351902634124_72 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_22_1351902634124_73 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_23_1351902634124_74 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_24_1351902634124_75
yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_25_1351902634124_76 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_26_1351902634124_77 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_27_1351902634124_78 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_28_1351902634124_79 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_29_1351902634124_80 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_30_1351902634124_81 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_31_1351902634124_82 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_32_1351902634124_83 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_33_1351902634124_84 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_34_1351902634124_85 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_35_1351902634124_86 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_36_1351902634124_87 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_38_1351902634124_88"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_106" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><span id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_12_1351902635143_518" style="font-size:18pt;">Maine has allowed prescribing and limited possession of medical marijuana since 1999.
On November
3, 2009 Maine voters approved Question 5,
which enacted the
citizen-initiated bill, "An act to establish the Maine Medical
Marijuana Act". Maine was
the fifth state to allow medical grade
marijuana for persons with debilitating and
chronic medical conditions. Under LD 1296, “An Act to
Amend the Maine Medical Use
of Marijuana Act To Protect Patient Privacy,”
which was signed on June 24, 2012 by Governor
LePage, medical marijuana patients
no longer have to register with the state
to use the drug legally, plus there
have been other changes affecting patients, growers, caregivers and
physicians.</span><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_110" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; " class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_20_1351902634124_75 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_21_1351902634124_76 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_22_1351902634124_77 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_23_1351902634124_78 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_24_1351902634124_79 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_25_1351902634124_80 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_26_1351902634124_81 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_27_1351902634124_82 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_28_1351902634124_83 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_29_1351902634124_84 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_30_1351902634124_85 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_31_1351902634124_86 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_32_1351902634124_87 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_33_1351902634124_88
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Forum</span><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_113" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_114" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Sponsored by</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_115" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_116" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Radio Free Maine/The Maine Paparazzi</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_117"
id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Maine Green
Cross</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_118" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Maine Integrative Healthcare</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_119" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Maine Peace Works</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_120" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_121" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">6:30 PM</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_122" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49"
style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Friday, November 9</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_123" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Meg Perry
Center</font></div><span class="yiv281354519yshortcuts yiv281354519cs4-visible yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_20_1351902634124_88 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_21_1351902634124_89 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_22_1351902634124_90 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_23_1351902634124_91 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_24_1351902634124_92 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_25_1351902634124_93 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_26_1351902634124_94 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_27_1351902634124_95 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_28_1351902634124_96 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_29_1351902634124_97 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_30_1351902634124_98 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_31_1351902634124_99 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_32_1351902634124_100 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_33_1351902634124_101 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_34_1351902634124_102 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_35_1351902634124_103 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_36_1351902634124_104 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_38_1351902634124_105" id="yiv281354519lw_1351870924_2" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><span
class="yiv281354519yshortcuts
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yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_22_1351902634124_92
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yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_25_1351902634124_95 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_26_1351902634124_96 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_27_1351902634124_97 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_28_1351902634124_98 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_29_1351902634124_99 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_30_1351902634124_100 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_31_1351902634124_101 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_32_1351902634124_102 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_33_1351902634124_103 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_34_1351902634124_104 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_35_1351902634124_105 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_36_1351902634124_106 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_38_1351902634124_107" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; "><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">644 Congress Street</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_125
yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_20_1351902634124_91 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_21_1351902634124_92 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_22_1351902634124_93 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_23_1351902634124_94 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_24_1351902634124_95 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_25_1351902634124_96 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_26_1351902634124_97 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_27_1351902634124_98 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_28_1351902634124_99 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_29_1351902634124_100 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_30_1351902634124_101 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_31_1351902634124_102 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_32_1351902634124_103 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_33_1351902634124_104 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_34_1351902634124_105 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_35_1351902634124_106 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_36_1351902634124_107 yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_38_1351902634124_108" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; "><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Portland,
Maine</font></div></span></span><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_126" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_127" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">Doors open
at 6:15 PM - Free to the public</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_128" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_129" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">6:30 Dave Wilkinson, director of Science vs. Stigma, will briefly discuss the purpose of the forum and introduce the speakers.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_130" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_131" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">6:45
John Thiele,
former "patient friendly" manager of
the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana
program.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_132" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_133" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">7:00 Rep Mark Dion, State Representative and former Cumberland County Sheriff.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_134" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_135" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">7:15 Catherine Lewis, Caregiver and Legislative Committee
member.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_136" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_137" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">7:25 Michele Day, Maine Green Cross Director of Patient Services.Michele Day<br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_138" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_139" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">7:35 Dr. Dustin Sulak, Medical Marijuana Advocate and
Physician.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_140" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_141" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">7:55 Question and Answer Period.</font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_142" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68"><br></font></div><div class="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_19_1351869169395_143" id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_49" style="font-size:18pt;"><font id="yiv281354519yui_3_7_2_63_1351450267980_68">
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