Texas Americans for Safe Access (ASA) : TEXAS * Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) resources in Texas ... Find info here on the therapeutic uses of and research on medical cannabis. ... visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=253 Local ASA Affiliates Dallas/Forth Worth NORML Ryan Rodriguez (817) 896-3619 ryan@dfwnorml.org http://www.dfwnorml.org/ Local ASA Contacts Austin Texans for Medical Marijuana Noelle & Karen (512) 220-9209 karen@texansformedicalmarijuana.org www.texansformedicalmarijuana.org/ Dallas Keri bernockkeri@hotmail.com (972) 644-8462 Houston Dean dean@cultural-baggage.com San Antonio justin@sadpft.org 210-829-4128 Local Organizations Drug Policy Forum of Texas DPFT members believe that drug related problems threaten our children's future and weaken our entire nation. We promote scientific and truthful evaluation of current and proposed policies aimed at controlling traffic in all types of drugs. Visit: http://www.dpft.org/marijuana.htm Contacts: Houston Chapter: cheryl@dpft.org Meetings on 3rd Monday of Each Month, 7:00 PM First Unitarian Universalist Church, Room 302 5200 Fannin at Southmore (click for map) Houston, Texas 77004-5899 www.dpft.org/houston.html San Antonio Chapter: www.sadpft.org North Texas Chapter: Bob@dpft.org Suzy@dpft.org www.dpft.org/dallas.html Texas NORML The focus of Texas NORML is to represent, in the public debate over marijuana policy, the interests of law-abiding adult citizens in Texas to smoke marijuana responsibly without threat of criminal or civil penalties. Texas NORML is the state representative, as well as the Austin chapter, of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. In addition to working on marijuana law reform, we also focus on public education and spreading awareness of the issues surrounding marijuana use. Contact: Howard Woolridge Executive Director howard@normltexas.org or visit: www.normltexas.org Texas NORML meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 8:00pm. You can find us downstairs at Opal Divine’s, located at 700 W. 6th Street, Austin Texas, 78701. You may contact Texas NORML by email or by calling (512) 585-3846. visit: http://www.texasnorml.com/ Other Resources MPP's take action page for Texas! The laws in Texas according to NORML Texans for Medical Marijuana - Home * Texans for Medical Marijuana was a statewide grassroots organization that began in January of 2004 with a mission of changing Texas law to protect medical marijuana patients, who possessed a doctor’s recommendation, from arrest and incarceration. The organization ceased operations in May 2007. But, Noelle Davis, former executive director, is pursuing future work in medical marijuana policy and can be contacted at Noelledavis04@yahoo.com. Visit: http://www.texansformedicalmarijuana.org/ for more. This document was researched, prepared and presented as public service by MERCY – the Medical Cannabis Resource Center P.O. Box 1111, Cornelius, OR 97113 * 503.363-4588 * visit: MercyCenters.org