Medical Marijuana

Reported by: Kimberly Rankin
Updated: 2/13/2010 10:58 pm
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Making marijuana legal, this is the goal of one group who was out protesting Saturday.
The Alabama for Compassionate Care held a rally in five points, to gain support for the Michael Phillips compassionate care act. A bill which they hope will pass this year in the state legislature. They want to make marijuana legal for those with certain medical conditions.

"Helps cancer patients be able to eat the HIV and Aids patient the same thing they suffer a lot from waiting syndrome. They are able to keep their meds down," says Loretta Nall, with Alabama for Compassionate Care.

"Medicine they have believe me in the past been high doses of Fentanyl and my quality of life just was gone and with medical marijuana my quality of life was there. I couldn't be her walking today," says Penny Vaughan.

The group Alabama for Compassionate Care asks that anyone who supports their cause, will call their elected officials and ask them to support the bill.
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tpetta - 2/15/2010 12:29 PM
+14 Medicinal Marijuana States +13 Decriminalized Marijuana States +01 D.C. Medicinal Marijuana +01 Federal Supplied Marijuana = Time for Change America!

tpetta - 2/15/2010 12:27 PM
14 States with Medical Marijuana+13 States with Decriminalized Marijuana+D.C. with Medical Marijuana+Federal Government Supplied Marijuana=Time for Change America!

BubbaGeneBob - 2/15/2010 4:27 AM
It has become a matter of national security that we end this war on drugs, there are two sure fire ways to do just that, one is to legalize the other is to kill me (in public, under the color of law and after due process has ran it's course and all) As for Medical Marihuana, I prefer a system were one gets the right prescription from qualified professionals, meaning the right stein and right potency for individual ailment and gotten from a real DRUG Store and pharmacist who would notice and report abuse. ( shut-up, it does too happen) Having said that, I will support The Michael Philips Compassionate Care Act in whatever form Ms. Todd presents it, as long as it does not allow chronic hang nail as a reason for it's use. Cause we all know that one maybe two fist fulls of Oxycontin is the only pharmaceutical CURE that ailment

LauraT - 2/14/2010 8:32 AM
Marijuana needs to be legalized. My husband was diagnosed with cancer with 6 months to live maybe a few more with chemo. With the chemo, he deteriorated quickly. The narcotics they gave him made him sick with the chemo and didn't even help the pain. He was unable to sleep, vomiting all of the time. Because of his sister having cancer and also dying from it, we knew marijuana helped. Obtaining marijuana was not easy especially for me who had no idea where to get it other than on the streets. Believe me I was scared but I did it. I wanted to do anything to help his suffering. But why should I have to subject myself to the chances of being arrested or even killed to obtain something that will help my dying husband?! Marijuana is a natural plant! As sick as my husband was, there was a big difference in how he felt when he smoked marijuana. It is a disgrace that in this state, people have to go to the streets to obtain something that helps cancer patients AND people with many other diseases receive something that helps them so much to live every day. Sometimes pain free with the help of marijuana. I would risk being arrested and even killed again for my husband and anyone else I care about to obtain marijuana. But why should I have to?!

Norah - 2/14/2010 12:05 AM
I hope that they legalize marijuana. I have lupus and there are days i hurt so bad i cant get out of bed, Its painful just to try and turn over,,Then there are days when the skin on my body hurts as if someone has ran it through a pounding machine and it hurts to the touch.I wonder will those that sits in high office be so quick to deny this bill if it were them suffering everyday of there lives. My worse days. I feel as if i want to just close my eyes and never awaken. So before you higher up deny this bill just stop and think that one day it might be you or your loves one thats is so much pain you would pray for something that will give you some relief, You people are playing with our lives. Stop for one moment before you make a decision that will effect so many people in misery.

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