October 12 & 13 was an exciting time for Georgia CARE Project and N.O.R.M.L. at the Atlanta Pride Festival as we reached out to 1000′s attending the event. To say the least, the support for cannabis legalization was incredible!. Thousands of brochures, cards and information was distributed.
Thanks to Peachtree NORML for acquiring the booth and to all the volunteers who made this happen.
Claiming that medical marijuana would be a safer, non-addictive and more-effective alternative to OxyContin, Orlando attorney John Morgan condemned the prescription pain killer in a speech Friday to argue that many of its users would be far better off smoking pot.
Speaking to the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Morgan said that OxyContin, a commonly prescribed – and abused – pain medication, kills 16,000 people a year and addicts many more. He claimed marijuana – which is illegal in Florida and most states – is comparatively harmless and more effective.
“It is truly a disgrace what goes on,” said Morgan, best known for his Morgan & Morgan personal injury law firm, who chairs a statewide campaign to get a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana on the 2014 Florida ballot. “OxyContin is a poison that is put into our system by pharmaceutical companies that make billions and billions of dollars.”
You’ve seen his ads,,, John Morgan… now listen to this radio ad for medical marijuana in Florida.