Arkansas Attorney Generals Attack Herbal Healer

Arkansas Attorney Generals Attack Herbal Healer

Please help if you can...Urgent Bulletin from Herbal Healer Academy...  

ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE DOWN HERBAL HEALER WITH INJUNCTION

Just recently, Arkansas Attorney Generals office issued a very surprising petition for Injunction against all defendants in this lawsuit. Court date on this is next Wednesday April 30th. 

They are asking the judge to close us down, because we represent an immediate threat and in their words "Marijah McCain and Herbal Healer Academy commonly and frequently suggests, recommend, prescribe and administer certain forms of healing for the intended relief, or cure of certain physical ailments in violation of the ARK. CODE ANN. 17-95-402, et seq." 

(This is the medical doctor laws, which we should not even fall under, especially if we have agreed to remove the term doctor as you will see below.) They go on to say, "Marijah McCain and the Herbal Healer Academy represent a substantial danger to the health, welfare, and safety of the public and irreparable harm will occur if these defendants are not immediately enjoined from these complained activities." The injunction to close the company down is so outrageous. Again, they have no customer complaints or evidence that HHA or Marijah McCain has harmed or injured anyone. The fact is no one has ever been harmed by HHA or Marijah McCain since 1988 when we started. Not only that, thousands of people depend on this type of quality advice from a skilled alternative practitioner.

Our lawyers have been working with the AG's office to come up with a reasonable out of court settlement, but so far it has not happened. So far the Arkansas Attorney General has asked for the removal of the term doctor on everything, which we had agreed to. They have demanded a large cash donation to the Consumer Education Fund, that all our catalogs be reprinted and Internet site be changed, and they have also stated in their out of court settlement quote, "That McCain and HHA shall not suggest, recommend, prescribe, or administer treatment, or healing for the intended relief, or cure of physical diseases, ailments, injuries, or conditions."

I simply can not agree to that, because that is what I do as a Naturopath. I do suggest and recommend natural health care supplements. I have been trained in many modalities of alternative healing and I have the documentation to back it up.

Folks, if I sign this, I would be putting myself out of business, as there would be no catalog, no newsletters, no Internet information for you to read. I need your help. I need you to write, call and FAX as many of these people as you can and tell them that the charges should be dropped against us and we should be allowed to continue on with our business, especially since we are willing to comply with the removal of the term doctor.

We have even been getting harassing phone calls from people trying to scare us. One came in today saying that next week they were going to start issuing warrants for arrests and that the ANMA was being closed down (which is a blatant lie)  Folks, we are being unfairly targeted, please help as best you can. We also would appreciate your prayers for us, as the stress is unreal and we are very upset. Also, if you will, feel free to post this to your boards and send it to as many people you can.

Stephen and Marijah McCain
Herbal Healer Academy - since 1988
http://www.herbalhealer.com

Here is Herbal Healer's Link to the Lawsuit Page and the Support Letters for those of you who want more information about the case and see what others have written and say.
http://www.herbalhealer.com/support-letters.shtml

Here's who to contact!

Herbal Healer - Case number is CV 2002 008480

MIKE BEEBE: ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL (He is new to this case - It was Mark Pryor who started it, but left. Mike Beebe may not have read any letters some of you sent in the past so please send them again.

Attorney General's Office - Mike Beebe
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 682-2007
Fax: (501) 682-8084
Toll Free: 1-800- 482-8982
e-mail Attorney General's Office:
oag@ag.state.ar.us
Attorney General Website:
http://www.ag.state.ar.us/

LAMAR DAVIS: Assistant Attorney General. Spokesman in this case
for the AG. and the person who has been working with HHA lawyers.
lamard@ag.state.ar.us
Public Protection Division
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 682-2341
Fax: (501) 682-8118
Toll Free: (800) 482-8982

HON. BARRY SIMS - Circuit Judge for the 7th Division, Palaski
County, Arkansas (Little Rock) that will be hearing the case and
decide whether to issue the injunction on Wednesday April 30th.
Phone: 501-340-5630
FAX - 501-340-8872
401 West Markham, Suite 220
Little Rock, AR. 72560

ARKANSAS GOVERNOR - MIKE HUCKABEE
Mailing Address: Governor's Office
State Capitol Rm 250, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Governor's Office Phone - 501-682-2345
FAX: 501-682-3597
Website:
http://www.state.ar.us/governor/governor.html
You can e-mail from the website using the form.
No direct e-mail address given.