The Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana was founded in 1990 as the Hemp Renaissance Council of West Marin, in Point Reyes , by Lynnette Shaw and the late Jonathan Mazer. The Marin Alliance and Supervisor Gary Giacomini sponsored the Marin Medical Marijuana Ordinance #3109, adopted by the Marin Board of Supervisors in September 1992. Our mission has been to protect patients from abuse by law enforcement and a jail system that continues to incarcerate the sick for medical marijuana, despite the successful passage of Proposition 215. We opened our North Bay campaign headquarters for Prop. 215 at 6 School Street Plaza, Suite 215, Fairfax, California, on July 3, 1996. The Cannabis Buyers' Club Marin was founded in August of 1996, when Dennis Peron's club was shut down, as a matter of medical necessity for the patients of the local area. We were granted an unique business permit from the Town of Fairfax in 1997 containing 100 conditions that regulates and allows the non-profit distribution of medical cannabis to qualified members. It is a model plan for a small community-based distribution center. We are in possession of the permit even though we have been sued by the Federal Government over the issue. We cannot discuss details on the Internet since we are still pending in Federal Court, but our Patient Rescue and Support Services are still available seven days a week in Fairfax. The Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana has a team of lawyers to help rescue patients and straight

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Medical Marijuana Patients Union offers physician referrals, patient-caregiver connections and contracts, legal support services, case analyses, appellate research, court support, Internet and print publishing. Find out who we are and what we are fighting for. MMPU hosts conferences, promotes coalitions and builds bridges based on common goals of medical freedom. There are literally scores of ways you can get involved!