Action of the Week

On October 4, 2004 ASA presented a petition to the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) to demand that they recognize the medical value
of cannabis. (See: http://safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1467 for
details.)

On December 4, we are due some sort of response. We expect that response
will be that they want additional time to do an FDA review.

*This Week's Action:*

Educate HHS about cannabis as medicine. We call on all patients,
caregivers and doctors on our lists to share their testimony about how
cannabis has helped them medically or how they have seen cannabis help
the ones they care for medically. Send your testimonial (no more than
one page) to: testimonials [at] SafeAccessNow.org
<mailto:testimonials [at] SafeAccessNow.org>

<>We will send them on to the key regulators.

Please invite your friends, family, your doctor and other medical
professionals to also send a testimonial in support of cannabis as medicine!

We're looking for personal stories that focus on the human side of this
issue. What condition(s) are you suffering from and how does cannabis
give you relief? How long have you been using cannabis to treat the
symptoms of your condition? How has prohibition affected your access to
cannabis? How does your family react to your medical use? Talk about
your doctor's support for cannabis.

We will send completed testimonials to the Department of Health and
Human Services to remind them of the patients whose health is in their
hands!
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Stacey Swimme
Field Manager
Americans for Safe Access
1700 Shattuck Ave. #317
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-486-8083
http://www.SafeAccessNow.org

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