To: Mr. David Fratello, Americans for Medical Rights
Mr. Bill Zimmerman, Americans for Medical Rights
Mr. Ethan Nadelmann, Lindesmith Center
Mr. George Soros, Chairman, Open Society Institute
Ms. Yvonne Sheer, Exec. Asst. to the Chairman, Open Society Institute
Mr. Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute
Mr. Robert Kushen, Deputy Director, Open Society Institute

December 9, 1997

Dear Sirs and Madam:

We have tried to work with AMR but have been unsuccessful. If AMR doesn't
withdraw its initiatives in Alaska, Colorado, Maine and Washington, D.C.
by Friday, December 12, we will assume that they are not sincere about
working with local patients' groups.  Patients and their advocates in
these states and others will then go public with their concerns that the
AMR initiatives will endanger patients.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Citizens and patients of Alaska, represented by:
Don Bellenger, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Zip Garcia, C.N.A., Founder of Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Francine Lee, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Ce Ce Market, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Nancy Martin, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Rita Robinson, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics,
   felony conviction for medical cannabis use
Charles Rollins Jr., patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Frank Turney, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
Robert Williams, patient/advocate, Alaskans for Cannabis Therapeutics
 

Citizens and patients of California, represented by:
R Givens, California resident and medicinal cannabis user
Steve Kubby, Founder and Director, American Medical Marijuana Organization
Todd McCormick, California resident and medicinal cannabis patient
 

Citizens and patients of Colorado, represented by:
Kathleen Chippi, Colorado resident and medicinal cannabis patient
Hillary Hudson, Colorado resident and patient advocate
Laura Kriho, Colorado resident and patient advocate
Patrick Lilly, Colorado resident and patient advocate
Skip Vena, Colorado resident and patient advocate
Joe Vigorito, Colorado Legal Eagles and patient advocate
Jack Woehr, Colorado resident and patient advocate
 

Citzens and patients of Florida, represented by:
James R. Dawson, cannabis patient (intractable pain), patient advocate,
   Co-Director G.R.A.M.M., Webmaster and co-director Class action for
   cannabis therapeutics
 

Citizens and patients of Maine, represented by:
Harry Brown, Maine resident, Maine Vocals/Maine Citizens for Medical
   Marijuana
Melinda Chouinard, Maine resident, patient
Don Christen, Maine resident, Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana
Carroll Cummings, Maine resident, patient,
Jim Freeman, Maine resident, Maine Green Party
Ralph Holt, Maine resident, patient advocate, Maine Citizens for Medical
   Marijuana
Walter Hurley, Maine resident, advocate, former wife was a glaucoma victim,
   age 83, Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana
Steve Luce, Maine resident, Maine Vocals
Richard Nystrom, Maine resident, patient advocate, Maine Citizens for
  Medical Marijuana
Richard Pratt, patient (PTS), veteran, resident of Maine
Steve Ruhl, Maine resident, Maine Cannabis Alliance/Maine Citizens for
   Medical Marijuana
Jim Sanders, Maine resident, patient advocate
Laura Simpson, Maine resident, patient
Cullen Stuart, Maine resident, Dir. Maine BACH, Maine Citizens for Medical
   Marijuana
 

Citizens and patients of Nebraska, represented by:
Art Sobey, patient advocate and resident of Nebraska
 

Citizens and patients of New York, represented by:
Paul Wolf, New York resident and patient advocate
 

Citizens and patients of Washington, D.C., represented by:
Steve Michael, patient advocate, ACT UP!/DC
Wayne Turner, patient advocate, ACT UP!/DC