Al Baker sings and drums in Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS: February 2010 closed with a week of medical cannabis events. Following Monday at UW-Waukesha and in Madison for a NORML meeting, Wednesday at the State Capitol in Madison for the Lobby Day, supporters of AB554/SB368 were at the McMillan Public Library in Wisconsin Rapids for the T.H.C. Tour: Talking Hemp and Cannabis. The Tour is a continuation of the T.H.C. Expo held in Berlin on February 6 that featured Mieko Hester Perez and Jacki Rickert, along with other activists.
Wisconsin Rapids seemed to receive the forum’s message well, with interested locals browsing the exhibits and picking up literature. Several videos and a LEAP power point presentation were screened.
WSAW TV from Wausau showed up to cover the event with reporter Ryan Wing, and the resulting report featuring comments by event organizer Jay Selthofner was much better than the coverage accorded the Berlin event by a Green Bay Fox Affiliate.
Jay Selfthofner introduces video
While Monday’s event included a dual big screen Video chat conversation from Jacki, she was physically unable to attend all three events. Meanwhile, activists like Fibromyalgia patient Teresa Shepherd, following in Rickert’s footsteps, have picked up the slack. Selthofner, who organized both T.H.C. Expo/Tour events, was out in front in Wisconsin Rapids both at the event and on the WSAW report.
Video clip of Jay Selthofner being interviewd by WSAW-TV Wausau.
I spoke about the bill and noted 2/27 was the anniversary of the day I first was able to legally access medical cannabis, in California at a dispensary in 1997. A number of patients in attendance delivered testimonials on how cannabis helps them including an Iraq War vet who talked about PTSD treatments and trying to cope with condition.
Teresa Shepherd speaks
Another patient, M2J Media’s Dan K. Schroeder spoke of being arrested for his medicine in Waukesha Monday night after the UW-Waukesha event.
The T.H.C. Tour event came to a nice close with the arrival of Wisconsin Ojibwe drummer and carrier of sacred songs Al Baker who spoke, sang and played his drum in the adjacent auditorium. Baker was also with activists Wednesday for the only second-ever Native American sacred pipe ceremony at the Capitol as well as for the Mary Powers Memorial/Lobby Day on January 24.
Al Baker sings and plays sacred drum at THC Tour, Wisconsin Rapids on 2/27/2010 "Talking Hemp and Cannabis Tour".
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