At Medicine Gone Green, we are committed to an America in which all citizens have the ability to legally acquire and use the inexpensive, safe, and effective medication that is marijuana.
Currently, 15 states and Washington, DC, have medical marijuana programs in place in the United States. Citizens residing in these areas have access to marijuana in varying amounts and are treated for symptoms such as nausea, lack of appetite, pain, spasms, migraines, and seizures, and conditions such as insomnia, depression, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, eating disorders, cancer, and asthma, among a plethora of other applications.
But what about the remainder of the American population (which currently totals around 307 million) that resides in the other 35 states which do not have medical marijuana programs? These patients are forced to suffer or find alternatives, usually pharmaceuticals which can be extremely expensive and carry with them strong harmful side effects. We feel that these patients deserve better and that all American citizens should have the right to benefit from medication which has shown to be effective in treating hundreds of conditions.
Medicine Gone Green aims for the legalization of medical marijuana so that all American citizens can enjoy the freedom to be treated with the drug that they and their primary physician believe will be most effective in their individual case. By providing current, relevant, and credible research as well as addressing legislation and current events related to the push for medical marijuana, we aspire to educate the American people as well as to dissuade the many long-held misconceptions regarding marijuana in this country.
There is power in numbers, and together we have the ability to make true change happen. Write a letter to your congressman and tell him or her that you want to see marijuana legalized for medicinal purposes. Educate yourself. Organize your friends, family, or community. And be sure to return to Medicine Gone Green to stay up-to-date and informed.
In the meantime, get some background information on medical marijuana and check out this video entitled “Brief History of Medical Marijuana in the United States” produced by the Medical Cannabis Institute:
Thanks for the introduction to your topic and your aims for the blog. I'd be interested in hearing you say more (in a future post, or in your fact sheet or newsletter) about those 15 states that do have some form of marijuana legalization laws in place. What is the specific nature of those laws? How long have they been in place? What have been the consequences (both positive and negative) of enacting those laws?
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested in these 15 states from a rhetorical perspective? What arguments proved to be persuasive in those states? That is, what arguments were activists and/or community leaders making in favor of the laws in those states, and why were community members and/or public officials receptive to these arguments in those states?