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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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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Last Updated ( Thursday, August 27, 2009 )
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