Ill.: Free medical marijuana documentary screening this Sunday in Chicago

This Sunday at 7:00 p.m., a free screening of the award-winning medical marijuana documentary "Waiting to Inhale" will be held at the Peter Jones Gallery, located next to the Irving Park "Brown Line" stop. The screening will be followed by a discussion with those entrenched in this year's efforts to make Illinois the 14th state to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest.

This screening takes place on the heels of the 96th Illinois General Assembly convening on January 14, 2009.

What: "Waiting to Inhale" screening, followed by a discussion with Dan Linn, executive director of the Illinois Cannabis Patients Association.

Where: Peter Jones Gallery, 1806 W. Cuyler, 2nd floor, Chicago, Ill

When: Sunday, Jan. 18 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

"Waiting to Inhale" was produced and directed by Jed Riffe and was partially funded by the Marijuana Policy Project's grants program. The film examines the medical marijuana debate up close by taking you inside the lives of patients, doctors, and activists, while seeking to understand why opponents support the continued criminalization of our sick and dying.

"Waiting to Inhale" has already played to critical acclaim, having won the 2005 CINE Golden Eagle Award, the Gold Special Jury Remi Award at the 38th Annual WorldFest-Houston, and the 2005 Best Documentary Film/Video at the New Jersey International Film Festival.

If you suffer from a serious illness or injury, or if you are a medical professional, please write Nathan@mpp.org to see how you can be of special help.

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