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Iowa: Free medical marijuana documentary screening April 27 in Iowa City
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On Tuesday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m., a free screening of the award-winning medical marijuana documentary "Waiting to Inhale" will be held in the Shambaugh Auditorium on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The screening will be followed by a discussion with patients and advocates involved in efforts to make Iowa the 15th state to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest.
This screening, which will be co-hosted by the University of Iowa Students for Sensible Drug Policy, takes place in preparation for working to move medical marijuana legislation through the legislature next year. The introduction of S.F. 293 and H.F. 2179 by Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) and Rep. Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City) last session represented the first time since 2005 that medical marijuana legislation has been introduced in the state, and the first time an effective bill has ever had a subcommittee meeting. Although the 2009-2010 legislative session is over, we are building momentum for 2011, particularly after the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s unanimous recommendation in February that the legislature reschedule marijuana to acknowledge its medical value.
What: "Waiting to Inhale" screening, followed by a discussion with Jimmy Morrison, Iowa grassroots organizer, Lisa Jackson, a fibromyalgia patient, and Jacob Orr, a severe chronic pain patient. Rep. Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City) will also be in attendance.
Where: Shambaugh Auditorium, University Library, University of Iowa, 100 Main Library, Iowa City, IA 52242
When: Tuesday, April 27, at 7:30 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.
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