Welcome to the

1. Welcome to the

2. For Patients

3. Introduction to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Law

4. For Caregivers

5. For Caregivers

6. For Caregivers

7. For Physicians • With the Michigan Medical Marijuana Law, physicians can now recommend marijuana to patients. • This can be done without fear of prosecution. • The law specifically states a physician shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner or denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by the Michigan board of medicine or the Michigan board of Osteopathic medicine and surgery, or any other business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau.

8. For Physicians • A physician means an individual licensed Physician under part 170 or 175 of the code. • Written certification means a document signed by a physician in good standing with the department, stating the patient’s debilitating medical condition and stating that, in the physician’s professional opinion, the patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of marijuana to treat or alleviate the patient’s debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with.

9. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association is a 501 (c)(3) Not For Profit, Community Service Agency. The mission is to empower Michigan's medical marijuana community by providing them with safe, reliable and affordable access to information and quality caregivers. We believe that empowerment through education, advocacy, and open communication benefits not only medical marijuana patients, but will also add value to the society at large. The MMMA was organized by Greg Francisco, Melody Karr and Bob Heflin, long-time friends and well respected activists in Michigan's cannabis community. In addition to our founders, the MMMA utilizes the talents of many people who volunteer their time to make the MMMA a living, breathing entity. www.michiganmedicalmarijuana.org

10. Types of Strains Indica Sativa Hybrids

11. Indica • Indicas are known for their smaller stature. • They are relatively short and bushy. Some are compact, others are of a more moderate height. • Indicas tend to grow wider and rounder than sativas. • Many look like small shrubs. • Indicas typically grow out many more smaller side colas

12. Indica • Indicas are known for a heavy pleasant body buzz. • Great for relaxation, stress relief, and over all sence of calm and serenity. • Used for overall body relief and insomnia. • Very high in THC, may cause “couchlock”.

13. Types of Indica • The White family • White Widow • White Rhino • Great White Shark • Kush • Bubba Kush • Kings Kush

14. Sativa • Kown for their height and their leggy, often sparse, leaves. • Can be anywhere from tall and round, to lean and spindly with a few large colas. • The leaves are long and thin. The odor varies with the particular strain that is growing.

15. Sativa • The high is often uplifting and energetic. • The effects are mostly cerebral. They give a feeling of optimism and well - being, as well as providing a good measure of pain relief for certain symptoms. • A few pure sativas are also very high in THC content. • They are known to have a quite spacey effect. • Sativas are a good choice for daytime smoking.

16. Types of Sativa • Haze Family • Strawberry Haze • Lemon Haze • Purple Haze

17. Hybrids • Crosses between Indicas and Sativas • Most Marijuana Is a Hybrid.

18. Differences • If you smoke to much Indica you will look like this.

19. Differences • If you smoke pure Sativa you might feel like this.

20. Programs The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation is working to educate the public about the truth concerning hemp and cannabis as well as helping medical marijuana patients. We have several clinics where our doctors help patients obtain a permit for medical marijuana.

21. THCF

22. Programs

24. Club Rules

25. What the Club intends to provide and its Future

26. Our Clubs Future

27. Resources Resources Websites: www.MichiganMedicalMarijuana.org www.treatingyourself.com www.safeaccessnow.org www.qualifyingpatient.com http://thc-foundation.com www.cannabis-med.org Books: Prescription Pot  A Leading Advocate's Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana (New Horizon Press, 2003). It chronicles the true life of George McMahon, one of five U.S. citizens who can legally smoke marijuana in every state. Marijuana Medical Handbook A Guide to Therapeutic Use by Ed Rosenthal Hemp for Health  The Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Cannabis Sativa by Chris Conrad The Science of Marijuanaby Leslie L. Iversen, Solomon Halbert Snyder Stir Crazy: Cooking With Cannabis Effective Methods of Preparing Food & Drink With Marijuana, Hashish & Hash Oil - Excellent book for those supplying patients who need different dosages and forms of ingestion. Marijuana, Medicine & the Law  by R C Randall Manual medico de la marihuana: Marijuana Medical Handbook, Spanish Language Edition 

28. Additional Resources Attorneys: Greg Schmid, Schmid Law Firm PLLC, 866-373-0685 Mathew R. Able, Attorney at Law, 800-680-2235 Groups: NORML – National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws MINORML MIHEMP – Michigan Industrial Hemp Education and Marketing Project North American Industrial Hemp Council, Inc. Physicians: THC Foundation

31. Thank you for coming ! Please complete a registration form and become a member of the Genesee County Compassion Club. Also please consider joining the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association