Medical marijuana patient in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational New Drug (IND) Program
Position:
Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
Reasoning:
"I didn't like be labeled a criminal. So I took on the federal government. It took me ten years but in 1982 I won. I am now using this medicine [marijuana] legally under the federal government... I have used 10-12 marijuana cigarettes per day for 35 years. I've been married for 33 years. I'm a stock broker. I handle millions of dollars on a daily basis..."
Testimony before the State of Michigan Committee on Government Operations regarding HB 5470, Nov. 28, 2006
Organizations/VIPs/Others Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:
Medical marijuana patient, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational New Drug (IND) Program, Nov. 20, 1982-present
Consumed his 120,000th marijuana cigarette from the federal government on Nov. 18, 2010
Diagnosed at age ten with multiple congenital cartilogenous exostosis (a disease causing the continuous growth of bone tumors)
Receives about 360 joints (nine cured ounces) per month grown by the University of Mississippi under contract with the National Institute of Drug Abuse (as of Oct. 20, 2010)
Vice President, Newbridge Securities
Member, Shake-a-Leg Miami, a nonprofit charity that develops and operates "quality water sport instructional and recreational programs to serve people with disabilities"
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