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Marchers Protest Medical Marijuana Ban 
Posted by FoM on September 22, 2000 at 16:50:23 PT
By Jo Ann Zuniga
Source: Houston Chronicle
Tiffany Landreth of Dallas doesn't think she should be a "drug war prisoner" and arrested for her medical use of marijuana for a chronic back injury. Riding on an electric scooter, Landreth, 29, joined about 30 other protesters today on a "Journey for Justice" march in downtown Houston. Landreth, who said she buys her marijuana from a physical therapist, said, "I would get the mandatory minimum of five years in prison if I'm ever arrested." 
The petite 94-pound woman said the legal synthetic equivalent of marijuana, pills called Marinol, has side effects of constipation and nerve problems that her body can't tolerate. "Marijuana numbs the pain and brings my appetite up so I can eat," she said. Eddie Smith of Kentucky, who is HIV positive, said he credits marijuana for saving his life. "When I smoke a joint, I can take my medicines and am able to eat," he said. Ann McCormick, whose son Todd is in solitary confinement in California on a marijuana conviction, said she represents parents who have lost their children not to drugs but to prison. "My son had cancer as a kid," she said. "He has a spinal fusion, a hip the size of a 9-year-old and liver damage from the chemo. "But the government tells him he can't take a drug that makes him feel better." Source: Houston Chronicle (TX)Author: Jo Ann ZunigaPublished: September 22, 2000Copyright: 2000 Houston ChronicleContact: viewpoints chron.comAddress: Viewpoints Editor, P.O. Box 4260 Houston, Texas 77210-4260Fax: (713) 220-3575Website: http://www.chron.com/Forum: http://www.chron.com/content/hcitalk/index.htmlJourney For Justicehttp://www.journeyforjustice.org/Compassionate Moms Homepagehttp://members.home.net/amccormick/Tood McCormick's New Home Pagehttp://www.toddmccormick.org/CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archives:http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by Richard Lake on September 23, 2000 at 06:52:31 PT:
Go Journey for Justice folks!
I really wish that I could be there with you, as I was on the first two journey treks.Love you all!Next Wednesday, 27 Sep, I will be with Lynn for her first hearing at the London, Ontario courthouse.Lynn and I will both be at the DrugSense chat this weekend, so stop on by if you can.Oh, the site that is being updated with Journey activities the most frequently is the link I am providing.
Journey for Justice, Texas, news found here!
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