The Hanger - Rocket Talk

Dear Governor Pawlenty,

It is with a heavy heart and a sincere love for humankind that I am contacting you. As a minister of The Gospel, I feel compelled to reach out to you and ask that you please sign the medical marijuana bill, which will protect seriously ill patients who use marijuana. Currently, patients for whom the standard, legal drugs are not effective are left with two terrible choices: (1) continue to suffer, or (2) obtain marijuana illegally and risk suffering the consequences.

This is a situation that I know our creator never wanted us to be in. Not only do patients risk being arrested and going to jail (not exactly the best environment for someone who's seriously ill), but they also risk buying impure or contaminated marijuana from the criminal market. S.F. 345/H.F. 655 would eliminate both of these risks. Patients would no longer worry about getting arrested for trying to ease their pain and suffering.

Please make the sensible decision and put treatment decisions where they belong: with the doctor and the patient. Please sign S.F. 345/H.F. 655 into law, or at least allow it to go into law without your signature. It's the right and compassionate thing to do. I have also placed an important message from other clergy members of the Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic faiths that also expresses their opinions on the ineffectiveness of this nations prohibitions on drugs. No longer can responsible leaders of this great nation continue to ignore the blatant disregard for human life by supporting legislation that continues to imprison and or penalize well-meaning non-violent use of naturally occurring medicinal remedies, in light of the compelling scientific evidence that dispels the years of mis-information on the subject of cannabis/hemp (marijuana).

Please take a moment to view the following message: Clergy Speaks Out

Please do the right thing and pass this legislation into law. There is no good compelling reason to allow human suffering to continue when there is such a good natural alternative to expensive pharmaceutical drugs that often results in many harmful side effects. Regardless of your religious beliefs, compassion for your fellow man should compel you to support this legislation, as well as future legislation to make drug abuse a health issue instead of a criminal one.

Thank you in advance for your consideration on this very important issue.

God Bless,


Rev. William Bruce Shoop
The Green Earth Ministries
www.GreenEarthMinistries.org

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