Author: JoeHann

    Florida Needs Volunteers – Ballot Petition Underway

    We understand your time is extremely limited. And so is our time to get on the ballot in 2014.

    That’s why United for Care has brought in David Abrams and Harris Harrigan to lead volunteer efforts for our statewide campaign to bring medical marijuana to Florida. They’re here to make sure that we’re organized, responsive, everywhere we can reasonably be – and that any time you can spare to help is used in the most productive way possible.

    David Abrams was a State Coordinator for The Children’s Movement of Florida organizing large-scale rallies and committees while activating a strong volunteer base. David and his partner Harris Harrigan as a team have mobilized activists regarding several issues on a national level particularly in Florida, New York, DC , and California.

    The interest in this campaign has been intense and unrelenting. We need volunteers to help us with petition distribution, petition sorting, collection, contribution drives, and telephone and internet outreach. We need your help to meet the huge demand for petitions, answers and processing.

    We are looking for 3000 new volunteers over the next 60 days. We want to blanket the state and make sure that voters know the truth about medical marijuana and this petition.

    If this is going to get on the ballot, it’s going to require an Army of Angels. Please be one of them.

      James Bell’s interview with WABE Steve Goss

      Over the last decade several states have passed legislation allowing the medical use of marijuana to treat a variety of illnesses and diseases.  A number of organizations in this state are urging Georgia legislators to follow suit.  One of which is the Georgia CARE Project–which stands for the Campaign for Access, Reform and Education.  In a recent conversation Georgia CARE’s director, James Bell, spoke with WABE’s Steve Goss…

        Dr. Sanjay Gupta – Why I changed my mind on weed

        (CNN) — Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called “Weed.” The title “Weed” may sound cavalier, but the content is not.

        I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers and patients. I spoke candidly to them, asking tough questions. What I found was stunning.

        Long before I began this project, I had steadily reviewed the scientific literature on medical marijuana from the United States and thought it was fairly unimpressive. Reading these papers five years ago, it was hard to make a case for medicinal marijuana. I even wrote about this in a TIME magazine article, back in 2009, titled “Why I would Vote No on Pot.”

        Well, I am here to apologize.