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Protect Medical Marijuana Patients

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Drug Policy Alliance

Numerous studies suggest that marijuana has medical value in treating patients with serious illnesses such as AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, glaucoma, and chronic pain. The Bush Administration, however, continues to arrest medical marijuana patients and their caregivers even though twelve states have legalized marijuana for medical use.

For patients for whom conventional therapies are ineffective, marijuana is an important way to reduce their suffering, and now Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced a bill in Congress that would protect patients and their caregivers, let states set their own medical marijuana policies, and change marijuana's legal status so doctors can prescribe it.

Please take action today to support this bill!

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goal: 7,500
 

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We urge you to co-sponsor and support HR 5842, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. This bill would protect cancer and AIDS patients who use marijuana for medical use from arrest, let states set their own medical marijuana policies, and re-schedule marijuana so doctors can prescribe it. Twelve states have legalized marijuana for medical use (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington). Unfortunately, the U.S. Justice Department continues to arrest medical marijuana patients and their caregivers, despite overwhelming evidence that marijuana has enormous medical value.
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# 4,618:
7:33 pm PDT, Sep 5, Aaron Franchi, Illinois
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8:21 am PDT, Sep 5, Name not displayed, Utah
it helps with nausea with out knocking you out, like other presription drugs do. it helps with glaucoma. helps celiac and chrons patients, plus cancer patients and many more with out the long term effects that other drugs do prescription or street.
# 4,616:
11:56 pm PDT, Sep 4, Thomas Simpson, Colorado
I urge you to co-sponsor and support HR 5842, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. This bill would protect cancer and AIDS patients who use marijuana for medical use from arrest, let states set their own medical marijuana policies, and re-schedule marijuana so doctors can prescribe it. Twelve states have legalized marijuana for medical use (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington). Unfortunately, the U.S. Justice Department continues to arrest medical marijuana patients and their caregivers, despite overwhelming evidence that marijuana has enormous medical value. view more For decades, the federal government has classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, a classification that is supposed to be for drugs that have "a high potential for abuse" and "no currently accepted medical use". Other Schedule I drugs include heroin and LSD. In contrast, cocaine and methamphetamine are Schedule II drugs, and both are available for medical use. There's overwhelming evidence that the federal government's scheduling of marijuana should be changed. Allowing cancer, AIDS, and Multiple Sclerosis patients legal access to medical marijuana is supported by the American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, American Bar Association, Kaiser Permanente and the Institute of Medicine, among other groups. Yet the U.S. Justice Department continues to spend millions of dollars arresting medical marijuana patients and their caregivers -- even in the twelve states where medical marijuana is legal. At a time when violent drug cartels remain at large and threats of terrorism continue to emerge, it is irresponsible for the Justice Department to jeopardize public safety by wasting scarce law enforcement resources conducting raids on cannabis dispensaries and medical marijuana patients. Please co-sponsor and support HR 5842. Sincerly, Thomas Simpson
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12:32 pm PDT, Sep 4, Melissa Hughes, Arizona
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10:19 pm PDT, Sep 3, Segue Fischlin, Washington
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9:48 pm PDT, Sep 3, Brenda Wych, Illinois
I HAVE HADE CANCER, AND HADE MY THYROID REMOVED IN 2005, I STILL HAVE A MASS IN MY KIDNEY, AS WELL AS HAVING GRAVES, AND CHRONIC BACK AND HAND, LEG PAIN, FROM A DRUNK DRIVER THAT HIT ME IN 1998 AND MY HEAD WENT THROUGH THE DASH OF THE CAR. I TOLD MY DOCTORS AT THE VA HOSPITAL THAT I HAD SMOKED POT FOR MY PAIN AND TO BE ABLE TO KEEP FOOD DOWN AND PUT WEIGHT ON ME, I LOST OVER 100LBS. IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR I WAS 248 AND NOW I AM 132, NONE OF MY DOCTORS WERE TAKING CARE OF ME AND THEY HAVE ME ON SO MANY NARCOTICS, OXYCONDE, VICODONS, THE LIST GOES ON, I WAS VERY UP FRONT WITH MY DOCTOR, AND BECAUSE OF THIS THEY HAVE TAKEN ALL MY MEDS AWAY, THEY ARE NOT EVEN GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO WEEN DOWN, THEY ARE GOING TO LET ME GO THROUGH WITHDRAW FROM THESE MEDS ON MY OWN AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. AND THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SMOKED SOME MARIJUANA TO HELP MYSELF TO KEEP WEIGHT ON AND TO HELP WITH SOME OF THIS PAIN WITH ALL MY HEALTH PROBLEMS. I TRULY THINK THAT SMOKING HAS HELPED ME AND KNOW ONE CAN TELL ME DIFFERENT. I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE STATE WILL PASS A LAW THAT DOCTORS CAN USE THIS AS A FORM OF TREATMENT FOR THERE PTS. AND NOT DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO ME FOR TRYING TO HELP MYSELF AND TO TRY AND LIVE WITH MY MEDICAL PROBLEMS. MAKE IT LEGAL FOR US. GET RID OF THE DRUNKS, THE KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN POT SMOKERS EVERY YEAR. I CAN SMOKE A JOINT AND GO ABOUT LIFE IF I DRANK A SIX PACK I WOULD NOT BEABLE TO THINK. PEOPLE ARE PUT IN JAIL FOR THIS AND IF WE WOULD MAKE IT LEGAL OUR COUNTRY WOULD NOT HAVE THE BIZZLLION DOLLAR DEBT WE ARE IN......WHAT IS WRONG HERE..I AM SICK AND THEY GIVE ME OXYCODE THAT MAKES ME MORE OUT OF IT THAN IF I JUST SAT DOWN AND SMOKED A BOWL OR A JOINT AND THEN I COULD GET UP AND TAKE CARE OF EVERYDAY LIFE.THANKS FOR ALL THE OTHERS LIKE ME OUT THERE AND NEED THE SAME HELP I DO. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME AT brendawych@yahoo.com have a great day to all of you
# 4,612:
2:31 pm PDT, Aug 28, Ken Nelson, Minnesota
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1:40 pm PDT, Aug 27, Tina MILLER, Illinois
I don't understand why I can get extreamly drunk & that's legal but if I smoke marijauna & laugh alot that is illegal but my multiple sclerosis(that makes it so I cannot walk),makes it so that I can walk,but,it's illegal,I don't get it!
# 4,610:
8:39 pm PDT, Aug 23, Samantha Trosky, Illinois
No one should be denied something that will make a sick person better! Plus, it is natural and should be legal! How did Al Copne and Lucky Luciano get rich and famous? Prohibtion! Let's legalize and make money for our health care and stop spending to stop it when it cannot be stopped! Just get real!
# 4,609:
4:35 pm PDT, Aug 22, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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9:03 pm PDT, Aug 20, Name not displayed, Michigan
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12:56 pm PDT, Aug 20, Cher Nelson, Minnesota
We urge you to co-sponsor and support HR 5842, the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act. This bill would protect cancer and AIDS patients who use marijuana for medical use from arrest, let states set their own medical marijuana policies, and re-schedule marijuana so doctors can prescribe it. Twelve states have legalized marijuana for medical use (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington). Unfortunately, the U.S. Justice Department continues to arrest medical marijuana patients and their caregivers, despite overwhelming evidence that marijuana has enormous medical value. view more For decades, the federal government has classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, a classification that is supposed to be for drugs that have "a high potential for abuse" and "no currently accepted medical use". Other Schedule I drugs include heroin and LSD. In contrast, cocaine and methamphetamine are Schedule II drugs, and both are available for medical use. There's overwhelming evidence that the federal government's scheduling of marijuana should be changed. Allowing cancer, AIDS, and Multiple Sclerosis patients legal access to medical marijuana is supported by the American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, American Bar Association, Kaiser Permanente and the Institute of Medicine, among other groups. Yet the U.S. Justice Department continues to spend millions of dollars arresting medical marijuana patients and their caregivers -- even in the twelve states where medical marijuana is legal. At a time when violent drug cartels remain at large and threats of terrorism continue to emerge, it is irresponsible for the Justice Department to jeopardize public safety by wasting scarce law enforcement resources conducting raids on cannabis dispensaries and medical marijuana patients. Please co-sponsor and support HR 5842. Sincerely, Cher B. Nelson
# 4,606:
8:09 am PDT, Aug 20, Mallory Cooley, Florida
# 4,605:
10:52 pm PDT, Aug 16, Summer Love, Michigan
# 4,604:
5:07 pm PDT, Aug 13, NAOMI PLESS, New York
As a physician, I support compassion for medically ill patients and their right to use whatever substance alleviates suffering.
# 4,603:
10:26 am PDT, Aug 13, Jessica Straub, Canada
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9:01 am PDT, Aug 13, Michael Malacaria, Maine
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1:08 pm PDT, Aug 11, Robin Robinson, Ohio
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9:44 am PDT, Aug 9, Chantal Kovash, California
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9:28 am PDT, Aug 9, Andi Alnwick, New York
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8:00 am PDT, Aug 9, Madeline Lopez, New York
# 4,597:
3:41 am PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, Canada
it is less harmful to the body than the modern medications and the results are just as good is not better for u
# 4,596:
6:27 pm PDT, Aug 8, June Rodgers, Florida
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3:32 pm PDT, Aug 8, Elizabeth Spawn, Minnesota
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2:10 pm PDT, Aug 8, Mary Doyle, New Jersey
# 4,593:
7:17 pm PDT, Aug 7, Nadia Javaheri, Canada
Hemp can be used in so many ways; the paper and clothing industry for example, would be much better off using hemp as their main ingredient, causing less pollution, saving millions of dollars and using less artificial and chemical products. It has been proven that marijuana slows the spread of lung cancer, cutting the tumor in half. Need I say more?
# 4,592:
6:41 pm PDT, Aug 7, Name not displayed, Montana
Medical marijuana is the last recourse for many many people in pain. Many who suffer needlessly as they are afraid to sign up for their Medical Marijuana program as they are afraid the Feds will arrest of harass them, even though they are using legal medical marijuana. Please bring some sanity into this controversy between the Feds and people living in states which have medical marijuana programs. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
# 4,591:
3:18 pm PDT, Aug 6, Name not displayed, New York
I am an RN and firmly believe in the healing/medicinal properties of this HARMLESS herb. RELEGALIZE ASAP AND HELP STOP THE NEEDLESS SUFFERING
# 4,590:
11:06 am PDT, Aug 6, Jeannette Lochny, Germany
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9:27 pm PDT, Aug 4, Lori Lesnesky, Pennsylvania
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6:47 pm PDT, Aug 4, Ralph Hall, Rhode Island
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5:02 pm PDT, Aug 4, Matthew Smith, South Carolina
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2:07 pm PDT, Aug 4, Teresa Storch, North Carolina
I believe it actually relaxes the patient and helps with their appetite. It is a natural plant and is easier on the system than some of the artificial drugs prescribed
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8:05 pm PDT, Aug 2, Name not displayed, Maryland
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11:35 pm PDT, Aug 1, Nicholette Morrow, Kansas
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4:20 am PDT, Aug 1, ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom
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9:02 pm PDT, Jul 31, Christina Valvero, Illinois
when i was three years old i was ran over by a riding lawnmower, chooing up my left leg ,leaving me with a life time of pain. i have also had a historectomy when i was 24 years old, five scar tissue removal surgery's, apendix removed, eight gallstones so they took my gallbladder, one lump removed from right brest, chronic pelvic inflamitory disease, chrones, irretable bowl syndrome, ecsema on my hands, shingles for one year, and last, fiber maliaga. i also raised three kids by myself. i know god gave me marijuana and it saved my life. i am allergic to morphine, codiene, vicidine, and oxicoton. i take tramidol but not for much longer because my body will eventally reject it. i hope nobody ever has to suffer without help, believe me, if you went through half of the things on my list, and sombody said poop would take away the pain, you would eat it, smoke it, just to be able to clean your house or do your laundry, you know, all those things that healthy people take for granted. i pray every day for a doctor to perscribe me medical marijuana.
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5:16 pm PDT, Jul 31, Thomas Kristan, Canada
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9:22 am PDT, Jul 31, Jennifer Zorland, Georgia
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9:24 pm PDT, Jul 30, Frank Neuman, Florida
we need medical marijuana legal ,to pass around our government. it seems when ever we elect people to government they come down with this disease called coruptisitis
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12:36 pm PDT, Jul 30, Linda Bonura, Louisiana
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9:03 pm PDT, Jul 29, Laura Case, Illinois
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8:14 pm PDT, Jul 29, Rachel Hinton, New York
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7:20 pm PDT, Jul 29, Name not displayed, Georgia
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3:58 pm PDT, Jul 29, Sarah McMillen, New York
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12:05 pm PDT, Jul 29, Kim Smith, Canada
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8:51 am PDT, Jul 29, Wesley Woolf, Ohio
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7:54 am PDT, Jul 29, Ryan Lovett, Illinois
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4:18 am PDT, Jul 29, Karen Walsh, California
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11:18 am PDT, Jul 28, Carmella Dunkin, Colorado
Marijuana is an herb that was created by God in the beginning, and given to man for our use as food, and medicine. There are many people in this world who need marijuana for medicine, just so they can have a somewhat normal life! Not all people can take what man has created and calls "good medicine"! Some people have allergies to chemicals, which includes pharmaceutical drugs. These people must rely on the herbs that God gave us in order to live, and be somewhat comfortable from day to day with their ailments, and illnesses. Marijuana is a very effective herb for treating so many ailments that it could practicly replace all pharmaceutical drugs! Hmm, and we wonder why it is illegal? Not to mention the research that has been done on the effects of marijuana on cancers! Marijusana desperatly needs to be made legal! The government knows it's benefits, that is why they started the "FEDERAL" marijuana program in the early 90's! It was closed fast because they recieved too many applicants, but there are to this day still a small handful of federal marijuana patients out there. Now I say that is very wrong! PLEASE STOP THE DEATH SENTANCE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO SO MANY GOOD AMERICAN CITIZENS AND HELP LEGALIZE MEDICAL MARYJUANA NOW!!!
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9:03 pm PDT, Jul 27, Lars Shoff, Illinois
Because it is natural. The only reason you people keep it prohibited is so you can make lots of illegal money from it. Stop the proibition of Marijuana and especially where medical use is concerned. Thank you.
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8:49 pm PDT, Jul 27, MARYA KUTLER, Washington
we can allow pharmaceutical companies free reign but not allow people that really need it to smoke pot? that doesnt seem right
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12:19 pm PDT, Jul 26, Regina Knapp, California
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9:35 pm PDT, Jul 25, Jessica Fix, Washington
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4:27 pm PDT, Jul 25, Nick McGuire, Ohio
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2:58 pm PDT, Jul 25, AUSTIN KENDALL, Florida
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9:02 am PDT, Jul 25, Carolyn Jones, California
My son has a head injury, with multi-bone injuries, marijuana is the only thing that helps with metal distress and pain, drugs ordered by doctors cause extreme side effects. Marijuana should be a medical treatment for all who need it.
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12:52 pm PDT, Jul 23, Robyn Erler, California
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11:31 am PDT, Jul 23, Nancy Norwood, Florida
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8:06 pm PDT, Jul 22, Kasha Herba, Canada
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2:34 pm PDT, Jul 22, JOSSIE A ROSS, Canada
ANYTHING TO EASE PAIN, I AM ALL FOR IT !!
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9:16 am PDT, Jul 22, ALPHA WI, Germany
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9:12 am PDT, Jul 22, Ed Fernandez, California
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3:10 am PDT, Jul 22, Amie LaRouche, Colorado
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10:37 pm PDT, Jul 21, Billie Menier, Louisiana
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9:00 pm PDT, Jul 20, Yvette Monnet, France
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