"Don't Take Away My Medicine": DPA Airs Pro-Medical Marijuana, Anti-Martinez Ad

By SFR

Today, the national Drug Policy Alliance released a new political ad aimed at publicizing Susana Martinez' stance against New Mexico's medical cannabis program.

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Watch the ad, which features Dr. Steve Jenison (a member of the cannabis program's Medical Advisory Board) and a sampling of patients, here.

There's no embed code available, so for now, here's the transcript (courtesy of DPA):

DISABLED NAVY VETERAN: I'm in constant pain from service to my country.
 
DISABLED CONSTRUCTION WORKER: I'm disabled with a spinal injury.
 
SENIOR CITIZEN: I've got full-blown AIDS.
 
WORKER: But we are lucky to live in New Mexico...
 
VETERAN: Because medical marijuana is the only treatment...
 
SENIOR CITIZEN: ...that works for us.
 
DOCTOR: We have the best and tightest-run program in America. It's a model for the rest of the country.
 
WORKER: Now Susana Martinez wants to take away my medicine.
 
VETERAN: Don't take away my medicine.
 
SENIOR CITIZEN: I just want to hold my grandchildren.
 
DOCTOR: How much suffering is enough?
 

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