Medical Marijuana Patients - Rhonda

Once you join MPP’s team as an e-Activist, you will be assigned to a team named after a patient in a medical marijuana state. There are ten teams, and you and your fellow e-Activists will compete against other teams of e-Activists to see who can generate the most letters and calls to Congress. Below, meet some of the medical marijuana patients who are depending on your help -- and if you haven’t yet done so, make sure to join a team to end the arrest and imprisonment of people like these.

About Rhonda Affliction / Illness: Multiple sclerosis Age: 43 Occupation: Retired from nursing profession due to illness Rhonda was instrumental in the fight to pass medical marijuana legislation in Rhode Island. Rhonda, a former registered nurse, was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1994. Her symptoms eventually became so severe that in 1998, she retired from the nursing profession. Rhonda has never used medical marijuana, because of the fear of arrest and prosecution. Now that the medical marijuana registry system is operating in Rhode Island, Rhonda expects to use marijuana to treat some of her symptoms (her doctor has already agreed to provide the necessary recommendation). Here is Rhonda O'Donnell's television ad that helped to pass the medical marijuana law in Rhode Island.