Steph Sherer: You Have Cancer; Go to Congress -- The Battle for Safe Access to Medical Marijuana

Steph Sherer: You Have Cancer; Go to Congress -- The Battle for Safe Access to Medical Marijuana

clip from article: Most Americans see the battle of medical cannabis (marijuana) from a distance as a ping-pong game of excuses from the federal government to deny patients and doctors access to cannabis for therapeutic use. Eighty-three percent of Americans say the federal government should move past its archaic rhetoric about cannabis, and as Obama's 2012 campaign promised, Move Forward.
But for millions of Americans, issues surrounding medical cannabis are more than a political game: it affects their daily lives. A million Americans are currently using physician-recommended medical cannabis legally under their state laws. Despite following state law, they still have to worry about federal agents closing down their source of access or about losing their jobs and/or benefits. Millions more are turning to the illicit market because their states have not yet created programs due to conflicts with federal laws. As a result, millions of patients are being hindered and denied adequate health care.[ read more at link]