April 23, 2017
Skit- Realities of ‘medical’ marijuana: Would you give this to a family member? [1]
Video- Testimony of Regulating concerns and recommendations [2]
Link to below letter [3]
Legislators,
You have been task to regulate an addictive drug that people can grow in their backyard, is a Schedule 1 Substance, is not supported by medical associations nor medical research and that is illegal under Federal law. To say this is complex is more than an understatement. You must carefully evaluate and discern the impact your decision will have on everyone in our state.
Marijuana as a medicine seems antiquated given the current progress of modern medicine. I believe these patients deserve better medicine than pot. Regardless of whether you agree with me or not, I believe everyone here wants to make this drug safe and abuse-free as possible.
Concerns:
Recommendations:
We want to prevent what happened with Big Pharma from happening with Big Marijuana in Florida.
Lack of evidence-based data is a major problem. Hearsay lacks scientific documentation which is why your decisions here are so important to the future of Florida. Given the number of people dying in our state from opioid abuse be it heroin or prescription drugs we do not want to add fuel to this fire by inadequately regulating ‘medical’ marijuana.
Sincerely,
Teresa Miller
tmiller@stoprxdrugabuse.org [18]
I am Teresa Miller I am here today because 10 years ago, on May 25th I didn’t recognize our son when he was being discharges from a detox facility. I didn’t say why us or why me but I asked God what do you want me to do and how can I do it. I didn’t want other families to suffer the pain our family was going through and that would continue to affect our lives forever. My son like many other people began their drug use smoking marijuana. In fact, most recovery facilities would testify the majority of their patients’ use of marijuana is what lead them to harder drugs and eventually to their treatment center. I obtained a master in Mental Health Counseling and decided to volunteer in prevention field where I felt like I could make a difference educating families on the dangers of drug abuse. This is the reason I am so very concerned the legalization of medicinal marijuana without the support of the medical field or appropriate studies.
Links
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FmWsPYnrSs
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRWymiskV68
[3] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AiNb5gCGR06JOdOSyJLKCei3t9nfihnWNf34MThlOoM/edit#
[4] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ameKn-SJEXQWVRWUVScTgxdWc/view
[5] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ameKn-SJEXd0JwRXBDd1NzMVU/view?usp=sharing
[6] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ameKn-SJEXNVBXUk1QRE9nVlZBNzBNb2YxUHZVUkNXZ2FJ/view?usp=sharing
[7] http://rethinkpot.org/cannabinoids-medical-use-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
[8] http://www.rethinkpot.org/sites/default/files/2016%208%20Colorado.pdf
[9] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/black-market
[10] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/opioid
[11] https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ameKn-SJEXSmhXdUNLSEpJZnU0NEZuSzJLTzNqbEsySWxZ/view
[12] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/crime-0
[13] http://www.rethinkpot.org/rx-marijuana
[14] http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-colorado-governor-marijuana-2016-story.html
[15] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SCyidpeGkkDb-TFIC_aMx2H5i-fv9aca66no6J1ddj0/edit?usp=sharing
[16] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CKizzGK6_WEaa_Pa8GbhPVjVhh9XZW565xJRhf0xlqM/edit
[17] http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/03/15/county-bans-marijuana-facilities-in-unincorporated-areas/
[18] mailto:tmiller@stoprxdrugabuse.org