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Hawaii Medical Marijuana Association (IIMMA) http://-vvww.hmma.Ocatch.com Presented to: Mayor Harry Kim, July 24, 2002 Email: pastoreads d ahoo.com "Who are we to trust?" has become the mantra of medical marijuana patients. Some are even letting their licenses lapse without renewal, citing them as worthless because the license identifies where we are growing, making it easy for police to find us. The harassment by police has directly caused this justified fear on the part of legitimate patients. If this continues, it is only a matter of time when police cause a medical emergency by causing medical harm to a patient while pursuing their interpretation of the law. Police need to remember that these people are patients, and legal users of pot. Lawsuits are already being filed on behalf of medical marijuana patients. This seems entirely senseless. We should be concentrating on an adequate supply for all medical marijuana patients year-round. If our program is run so well that all patients have an adequate supply, then law enforcement could see a different outcome in this area. Hawaii is one of the few places on earth that could do this for our patients in a beautiful and caring way. A dialogue is good, but actual changes are needed. This is a new program. Hawaii is a great state and this could well be a model program. Give us a chance to make this work by calling off the heavy tactics, and helping protect our rights as patients, and caregivers. HMMA stands ready to provide expert advice and support in this arena, to the patients, the government, and our community at large. We are citizens, not criminals. You have nothing to fear from the medical marijuana community. Our only desire is to be able to grow our plants without fear, and to use them to heal and ease patient's suffering. Tell the police to respect our privacy, and help the patients, not terrify us. Our community statewide is diverse, and the issue of marijuana is not new. HMMA seeks what is just and fair for all of our patients, and we hope to do this in a spirit of laulima with aloha. We believe in the generosity of Hawai= and our ability to come together as a community and provide an approach that is entirely beneficial to our patient's healing and general sense of well being. To do this, we rely on you as a representative of government to kokua in this endeavor. Specifically, let's meet regularly to discuss how better to serve this growing medical marijuana community. HMMA proposes a meeting to discuss and implement security measures for patients as a top priority. 7and Al nE6:d s HAMA PO Box 43 7143 Kamuela, HI 96743