Grow Life 420

Medical cannabis is essential and while we commend our state officials for declaring that centers will remain open during the state of emergency, we need to ensure our patients have uninterrupted access to their life saving medicine, especially during these uncertain times. Delaware NORML sparked up the community for a call to action, urging Governor Carney to offer delivery options to adequately serve medical cannabis patients in this time of crisis. 

We are thrilled to pass on this joint effort: Delaware officials, lawmakers and compassion center owners are working together to roll out delivery options for cannabis patients coming soon! We offer our highest appreciation to everyone who helped make this happen!

With the recommended guidelines, many patients have been left without an option to obtain their medicine. Some patients may not drive and many do not have an authorized caregiver. Ordering online with pick up options isn’t enough when a vast majority of patients are now homebound with little resources to facilitate those services. By definition, medical patients are the most at risk and we should be doing everything we can to ensure their safety. Hopefully these new updates to our medical cannabis program will be implemented quickly. 

Columbia Care will be the first center to offer this option, hopefully in the coming weeks. They are working quickly but must ensure they can safely implement delivery services. Please note this is a brand new service, being launched for this first time during an active crisis. Columbia Care will *NOT* be able to service all patients, especially at first. Once the other 2 centers are also set up for delivery services, the process will improve.

Please have patience with the centers’ staff during this process, we’re all trying to do the best we can with what we have.  Please be mindful that for many patients this will be their *ONLY* option. If you can facilitate the online ordering with pick up option safely, please continue to do so and save this service for those who need it most. 

Please visit the centers’ websites for updates and more information to be posted soon.

DE Medical Cannabis Centers:

• Columbia Care of Delaware: https://col-care.com/delaware
• First State Compassion Center: https://www.firststatecompassion.com
• Fresh Delaware: https://freshdelaware.com

Help us continue to cultivate our cannabis community and join us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter @denorml to find out how you can help us spark up reform.

Delaware cannabis patients and advocates will gather in Dover on Wednesday to rally support for The Delaware Patient Right to Grow Act, House Bill 243. This change would allow registered patients and registered caregivers to grow medical cannabis at home. The bill will have a hearing in the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee where committee members accept public comment before voting to release the bill to the full House for consideration.

Hearing details:
Wednesday 1/29/20 @ 2:30PM
House Minority Caucus Room 
411 Legislative Avenue 
Dover, DE 19901

Patients are legally permitted to cultivate medical cannabis in about half of the states that regulate its use and distribution. In almost all cases, these provisions have led to few incidences of abuse or diversion. No state has repealed home cultivation, and there has never been a serious push to do so. 

Allowing patients to grow their own cannabis at home could dramatically increase access.  Delaware has approximately 9000 medical cannabis patients who depend on cannabis as a medicine, but insurance does not cover the cost of cannabis.  For many patients, medical expenses and a reduced ability to work combine to make the price of store-bought cannabis out of reach. For some patients, proximity to a dispensary can often be a challenge as they must drive long distances to access medical cannabis. Securely cultivating cannabis at home alleviates these issues.  Most patients respond best to specific strains of cannabis. Allowing patients, the option to grow specific strains at home assures that they will have an uninterrupted and cost-effective supply of the medicine that is best suited to their own therapeutic needs.

In addition, home cultivation would allow access to parts of the cannabis plant, such as leaves, roots, stalks and seeds, that are usually trimmed away by our current medical dispensaries before being sold.  Whole plant cannabis contains more than 100 distinct cannabinoids and numerous terpenes that also possess a variety of therapeutic effects.  Many scientists now believe that the combined administration of all these parts of the cannabis plant produce a synergistic effect that is necessary for patients to achieve maximum therapeutic benefit.

Delaware patients have waited long enough for home cultivation, lawmakers must act promptly to ensure Delaware patients have the right to grow.

Can’t make it to the hearing? Send a message to your lawmakers now in support of home cultivation rights for Delaware patients

Delaware NORML opens the third annual Weedstock Music Festival on Friday August 16th at Firebase Lloyd in Townsend. What started as a local fundraiser for marijuana legalization efforts has matured into an important cultural event.

Over three days Weedstock features more than 20 hours of live music from bands across the region, overnight camping, delicious food trucks, inspiring activism speeches, friendly vendors and volunteers from passionate community organizations.

Cynthia Ferguson, co-founder of the event, said “Enjoying cannabis isn’t a crime. We’re considering this a going-away party for Prohibition.”

Delaware legislators are poised to fully legalize marijuana. After winning a majority vote in the House during the 2018 session, the bill (HB110) fell just 4 votes short of regulating cannabis sales. HB110 was reintroduced in 2019, making significant progress towards 2020 passage. Now, the DE advocacy community is strengthening resolve through direct engagement.

On Friday 8/16 gates will open at noon and music will begin at 6:00PM. Saturday the gates open at 10:00AM with live music from Noon until Midnight. Campers will enjoy a delicious brunch on Sunday before heading home.

Music producer for the event Mike Zatwarnytsky said, “The secret is out! Weedstock is one of the best festival line-ups of the year and showcases how our music community has some fun supporting reform.”

Purchasing tickets BEFORE THE DAY OF WEEDSTOCK is highly recommended. There may be longer lines for those wishing to pay cash at the gates. Total attendance is limited, gates will be closed immediately when the venue reaches capacity. Ticket link: https://weedstock.brownpapertickets.com/

Performances by:

Montana Wildaxe – https://www.facebook.com/groups/montanawildaxe/

Hoochi Coochi – https://www.facebook.com/HoochiCoochiMusic/

Nate McCormick –  https://www.facebook.com/nathan.mccormick.7737

Zito 420 Band – https://www.facebook.com/butch.zito

Brain Medicine – https://www.facebook.com/brainmedicineband/

Big Boy Brass – https://www.facebook.com/BigBoyBrassband/

FLUENT – https://www.facebook.com/fluentdelaware/

Grace Vonderkuhn – https://www.facebook.com/gracevonderkuhn/

Bones Brigade – https://www.facebook.com/BonesBrigadeBand/

Knotty G’s – https://www.facebook.com/theknottygs/

Darnell Miller – https://www.facebook.com/darnell.miller.5

Genesis Z – https://www.facebook.com/genesiszandtheblackmambas/

Brixton Saint – https://www.facebook.com/brixton.saint

Urban Shaman Attack – https://www.facebook.com/USAWILMO/

ATTENTION : Event is open to those age 21 and older – ONLY –  valid ID is required for entry
Tickets at the door:

General admission: Friday $25 – – Saturday $40 – – Friday & Saturday $50
Camping: additional $20  -includes both Friday, Saturday and a FREE Sunday brunch

VIP (limited tickets): Friday & Saturday $125 – – with camping $150

VIP access includes free t-shirt, swag bag, VIP area with catered food and libations

Press/Media Contact: Laura 302-314-5420 or weedstock@denorml.org

GPS Address  = 474 Fleming Landing Rd. Townsend, Delaware 19734