Michigan medical marijuana campaign launches TV ads!

At a press conference this morning, MPP's Michigan campaign committee — the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care (MCCC) — debuted two hard-hitting television ads in support of Proposal 1, the medical marijuana initiative. By putting human faces on the issue, MCCC will counter the misinformation being put forth by the opposition: Proposal 1 is simply about compassion for the sick and dying.

The first ad features Kentwood resident Deb Brink, a registered nurse who worked in oncology hospice care and is herself a four-time cancer survivor. Deb used medical marijuana to combat her nausea and relays how essential it was to her recovery. The second features Dr. George Wagoner of Manistee, who lost his wife of 51 years, Beverly, to ovarian cancer last year. During her ordeal, Beverly found that no prescription medication worked as well as medical marijuana to combat her nausea. Since her passing, George has dedicated himself to ensuring that no one else has to break the law in order to relieve a loved one's suffering. As he notes in the ad, "It shouldn't be a crime to follow a doctor's advice." Please click here to listen to their stories.

No one should face arrest and jail simply for trying to cope with suffering or the suffering of a loved one. Please donate what you can to the campaign today to help keep these ads on the air at this crucial moment for Michigan's medical marijuana patients and their families.

Contrary to the overheated rhetoric and false claims being made by MCCC's local opposition and their taxpayer-funded allies in the drug czar's office, Proposal 1 is a carefully crafted law that will effectively and responsibly permit Michigan's seriously ill, under the care of their physicians, to use a safe and effective medicine to ease their suffering. These ads convey in no uncertain terms what is at stake on Election Day — the protection of some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

Please view the ads and donate $10 or more today to MCCC. Television is always expensive, and this is even more true during a presidential election year, so anything you can contribute today will help keep these powerful ads on the air.