John Sajo, Executive Director John Sajo is an experienced marijuana law reform activist working to reform marijuana laws for over 25 years. John was a college activist in the mid-seventies as a member of the Reed College Marijuana Alliance. He joined other activists, including Jack Herer , Dennis Peron , and Doug McVay to place an initiative on the ballot to legalize marijuana in 1986. He led a contingent of Oregonians who traveled to California who gatherered nearly 40,000 signatures helping place Proposition 215, California's medical marijuana law, on the statewide ballot. He co-founded Voter Power in 1997 with other activists, including Jack Herer, in response to the Oregon Legislature recriminalizing an ounce or less of marijuana. John also helped draft the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA). Voter Power led the successful grassroots campaigns to pass OMMA and keep marijuana decriminalized in 1998. John has also been actively lobbying the Oregon Legislature for over two decades, has testified as an expert in Oregon’s courts, and is known by activists across the country as one of the leading cannabis activists in the movement today. He currently serves on Oregon’s Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana. |
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Elvy Musikka, Board Member and federal medical marijuana patient
 Elvy Musikka is a glaucoma patient receiving medical cannabis from the United States government’s Federal IND Program . Elvy is known amongst cannabis activists across the country as a tireless advocate working to protect patients’ rights and their safe access to medicine. Elvy has spoken at numerous conferences and hearings, has lobbied on the behalf of patients across the country, and has been an expert witness in court cases. Elvy is featured in the Showtime documentary In Pot We Trust.
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Leland Berger, Legal Counsel Leland Berger helped draft Oregon’s medical marijuana law and has been practicing criminal defense for over 20 years, specializing in defending medical marijuana patients and victims of cannabis prohibition. Leland also helped draft OMMA and actively lobbies the Oregon Legislature regarding criminal justice issues. He serves on Oregon’s Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana and is known across the country as an expert on medical marijuana laws. |
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Geri Kulp, Clinic Director Geri Kulp organizes and supervises Voter Power’s clinics across the state, helping thousands of patients register with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Geri has been a top cannabis activist in Oregon and California for over two decades and has been instrumental organizing at the grassroots level, including the campaigns that legalized medical cannabis in both states. She was the advisor to The Hemp Club at Southern Oregon University in Ashland for over 10 years, helping the club organize many activities and conferences at the university. Geri is also active lobbying at the Oregon Legislature and runs the day-to-day activities at Voter Power’s Medford office. |
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Anthony Johnson, Political Director Anthony Johnson is a University of Missouri law school graduate who recently moved from Columbia, Missouri, where he co-wrote successful local initiatives which decriminalized personal amounts of cannabis and allowed patients to possess cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation. After, law school, Anthony passed the Oregon Bar and practiced criminal defense for one year before accepting a position with Voter Power. Anthony was a lead lobbyist during the 2005 Oregon Legislative Session, helping defeat Senate Bill 465, which would have allowed employers to discriminate against patients. He also assists patients and citizens in understanding Oregon’s marijuana laws and heads the day-to-day operations at Voter Power’s Portland office. |
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Jim Klahr, Board Member Jim became involved in the medical marijuana movement in 1996 while living in California. In 1998, Jim moved to Oregon and has been instrumental in the medical marijuana movement here ever since. As an adamant believer in States and personal rights, especially on health care issues, he became deeply involved in the structuring of Oregon Green Free, the first post-OMMA organization to receive federal 501c3 status for a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to helping registered medical marijuana cardholders.
Jim began volunteering with Voter Power on a regular basis during the Measure 33 campaign of 2004 and was voted to the Voter Power Board of Directors shortly afterward. Jim is also a member of the Executive Committee of Oregon Green Free and on Oregon’s Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, March 29, 2008 )
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