A pioneer speaks out (medical marijuana)

[marmar]

from the Detroit Metro Times:



A pioneer speaks out

By Larry Gabriel
Published: September 19, 2012


Irvin Rosenfeld is one of the four surviving federal medical marijuana patients. There were once 13 of them, and Rosenfeld has been receiving his allotment longer than any of the other survivors. He gets a canister with about 300 rolled marijuana cigarettes from the government every 25 days. Instructions printed on the can instruct the patient to smoke 12 of them each day.

Rosenfeld, who has a bone disease called multiple congenital cartilaginous exostosis, which causes tumors to grow on the long bones of his body, was in Michigan last week to lobby the state Legislature on pending bills that will affect medical cannabis patients and their access to their medicine. He also spoke at a Downriver Community Compassion Club (DCCC) meeting held at Donovan VFW Hall in Dearborn Heights and sold a few copies of his 2010 book, My Medicine: How I convinced the U.S. government to provide my marijuana and helped launch a national movement.

It was a heck of a meeting for the 60 or so attendees, who also got to hear from Hiedi Handford, publisher of the Montana Connect (a medical cannabis publication), and Dan Solano, a former Detroit police officer and member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Solano gave a status rundown on 11 pending bills in the state Legislature.

Rosenfeld was clearly the star of the evening. He began with: "I'm going to thank each and every one of you for paying for my medicine." That's because the cannabis he receives for free from the government is paid for by our tax dollars. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://metrotimes.com/mmj/a-pioneer-speaks-out-1.1374920

[slampoet]

1. I have held and smelled one of those federal joints.

You have to smoke about 12+ of them to have any effect. They were grown in 1977 and have been frozen since. Pretty harsh stuff i'd bet by today's standards.

[eShirl]

2. supposedly it was pretty harsh by 1977's standards, too

making it hard on the throat to smoke a therapeutic amount

[xchrom]

3. Du rec. Nt