George McMahon is one of only five patients who receive medical marijuana from the United States Government through a little-known FDA program called Investigational New Drug. He can legally smoke his medicine in every state of the union. He smokes ten government joints each day to treat pain, spasms, and nausea associated with Nail Patella Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can cause bone deformities, immune system dysfunction, and renal failure. George is a recipient of a National Certificate of Heroism for his participation in the President's Drug Awareness Program, and he has traveled the world educating people about the medical benefits of marijuana. He is the co-author of Prescription Pot: One Man's Mission to Legalize Medical Marijuana, due this fall through Penguin/Putnam distribution.
George is scheduled to appear at the University of Kansas on Monday, April 21 at 7pm. University police have threatened to arrest George if he possesses or uses his federally-authorized cannabis. The State of Kansas Attorney General's office asserts that George will be in violation of state and federal law if he brings his medical marijuana to Kansas. They are disregarding the concept that federal policy pre-empts state law. George's legal right to access and use his marijuana (along with his right to travel, and subsequently, his freedom of speech) are being threatened by bureaucrats, state attorneys, and law enforcement officials. If George is arrested, he could linger in jail for days before the federal government authorizes his release. By the time George is released, he could be extremely ill.
Please contact the following departments and urge them to respect George McMahon's legal rights.
State of Kansas Attorney General's Office (785) 296-2215
University of Kansas Public Safety Office (785) 864-5900
I encourage you to proliferate this information via your e-mailing lists, newsletters, media contacts, etc.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions or comments.
I appreciate your time and attention, and I eagerly await your response.
Your Iconoclast,
Christopher Largen
524 S. Carroll #121
Denton, TX 76201
(940) 382-9210
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'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethern, ye have done it unto me." (Matt. 25:40)
George McMahon, a patient in the federal medical marijuana program and a founding member of Patients Out of Time
<a href="http://www.trvnet.net/~mmcmahon" target="_blank">http ://www.trvnet.net/~mmcmahon</A>
AN INCIDENT IN KANSAS An interview with ELVY MUSIKKA and RICHARD DAVIS by R Givens c 1995
<a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/medical/incident.htm" target="_blank">http ://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/medical/incident.htm</A>
"I realize now that I was never blinded by glaucoma, I was blinded by ignorance"
Elvy Musikka Blinded by Ignorance Interviewed by Dana Larsen
<a href="http://cannabisculture.com/backissues/jul96/elvybod.html" target="_blank">http ://cannabisculture.com/backissues/jul96/elvybod.html</A>
Coalition for Compassionate Access
<a href="http://www.compassionateacc ess.org/signers.html" target="_blank">http ://www.compassionateacc ess.org/signers.html</A>
Comments from Elvy Musikka,
glaucoma patient and one of the U.S. citizens allowed to receive marijuana legally as medicine from the federal government. December 14, 1997 Hollywood, Florida
<a href="http://www.levellers.org/elvy1.htm" target="_blank">http ://www.levellers.org/elvy1.htm</A>
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