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Our organization is about patient. We believe that states that have a medical marijuana law should
not be persecuted by the federal government.. Right now, the federal government does not recognize the validity of the state
medical cannabis laws, in spite of federal law. Because of these persecutions, the coalition of medical marijuana patients
and supporters have been organized under the name of "Citizens for Safe Access". Duke Smith wrote to the Obama camp with this question. I am a patient who uses Medical Cannabis for my condition in California,it
appears that senator Obama is not for decriminalization but does believe in medicinal use, my question is will senetor Obama
reschedule our medicine with a stroke of the pen so as to allow me, and more importantly the patients in the other
49 states to get there medicine without fear? I got back the following message. Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting Obama for America to inquire about the Senator's position on allowing severely ill patients to use marijuana for medical purposes. Many states have laws that condone medical marijuana, but the Bush Administration is using federal drug enforcement agents to raid these facilities and arrest seriously ill people. Focusing scarce law enforcement resources on these patients who pose no threat while many violent and highly dangerous drug traffickers are at large makes no sense. Senator Obama will not continue the Bush policy when he is president. Thank you again for contacting us. Sincerely, Obama for America
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Our members consist of dedicated medicinal cannabis patients who use this medicine to maintain a better quality of life
due to their specific illnesses. They have also been in the movement since the beginning and have assisted the local and state
governments in the drafting of legislation regarding medical marijuana.
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