cannabisnews.com: TV Commercial Supports Burlington's Question 9 TV Commercial Supports Burlington's Question 9 Posted by CN Staff on February 24, 2004 at 12:24:52 PT For Immediate Release Source: Common Dreams Washington -- A new television commercial supporting Question 9 on Burlington's March 2 primary ballot debuts Tuesday, February 24, on Adelphia Cable Television in Burlington.The commercial features multiple sclerosis patient Mark Tucci of Manchester Center, who uses medical marijuana to ease his symptoms, with the approval of his physicians. "I am a criminal," Tucci says in the ad. "I buy from the black market." Under current Vermont law, possession of any amount of marijuana can bring six months in jail, with no exception for seriously ill patients. Cultivation of as few as three plants is a felony punishable by three years in prison, again with no exception for patients such as Tucci. The commercial urges Burlington voters to support Question 9, which asks, "Shall the voters of the City of Burlington urge the State Legislature to exempt seriously ill Vermonters from state arrest and prosecution for the medical use of marijuana in the privacy of their homes, with the guidance of their doctors, if registered with the state?" To view the commercial on-line, please visit: http://www.MarijuanaPolicy.org/streaming/VT_commercial2.mov A bill to create such an exemption, S. 76 -- modeled on the successful laws of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington -- passed the Vermont Senate last year and is presently stalled in the House Health and Welfare Committee. Rep. Bill Keogh (D-Chittendon-3-5) is considered the key vote on the committee."A strong vote in support of Question 9 will send a message to Bill Keogh," said Neal Levine, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project, which is sponsoring the ad. "Keogh supported a nearly identical medical marijuana bill two years ago but now opposes S. 76. His vote could be what keeps Mark Tucci and other seriously ill Vermonters from going to jail for the simple act of taking their medicine."Note: Measure Urges Support for Medical Marijuana Legislation. Contact: Marijuana Policy Project Bruce Mirken, 202-543-7972Source: Common Dreams (ME)Published: February 23, 2004 Copyright: 2004 Common DreamsContact: editor commondreams.org Website: http://www.commondreams.org/Related Articles & Web Site:Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Marijuana Group Targets Vt. Legislators http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17535.shtmlMedical Pot Law Opposed by Douglas http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15583.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by FoM on February 24, 2004 at 17:41:51 PT Universer Thank you. I went to Apple and looked around. I think I'll pass on downloading it. My computer is old and needs to be treated with kid gloves. I hope it is good. I'm sure it is. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Universer on February 24, 2004 at 17:12:38 PT Usually... ...filenames ending with .mov are viewable with QuickTime -- free from apple.com.(I'm a geek. :-) ) [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on February 24, 2004 at 15:26:11 PT JR Neither Link Worked for Me I just tried your link too and I get a little square checked type box in the upper left hand corner but nothing else? Don't they use Media Player or Real Player? [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on February 24, 2004 at 15:19:23 PT Good ad! The link in the article did not work for me, however substituting mpp.org in the URL gave me the file. Weird. http://www.mpp.org/streaming/VT_commercial2.mov [ Post Comment ] Post Comment