Jim
Miller
Trial
Begins
March
1,
Protests
March
and
April
in
DC
and
New
Jersey
2/25/00
WASHINGTON: Jim Miller of Silverton, New Jersey goes on trial Wednesday, March 1, 9:00am in Washington, DC Superior Court, for assisting his wife, multiple sclerosis patient Cheryl Miller, in protesting in the doorway of Rep. Bob Barr's office. Cheryl Miller uses medical marijuana to relieve the spasticity of her extremely debilitating condition. Jim Miller lay her down in the doorway of Barr's office, in protest of Barr's legislation which prevented the results of DC's medical marijuana initiative from being counted for over a year. If convicted, he could face up to a $500 fine and/or six-month jail sentence. Supporters will protest in front of the courthouse in the morning prior to the trial. To participate, meet between 7:00-7:30am at 500 Indiana Ave. NW, near the Judiciary Square metro stop. Call Gary Sage at (732) 335-4313 or visit http://www.cherylheart.org for further information. NEW JERSEY: There will be a protest/march held Saturday, April 1, 12:00 noon at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. The action will protest Gov. Whitman's refusal to meet with Cheryl Miller, multiple sclerosis sufferer and medical marijuana patient. Cheryl & Jim Miller will be present, along with the New Jersey American Medical Marijuana Association, New Jersey Marijuana Reform Coalition and others. If you are interested in attending, please write to Alex (NJMRC) at [email protected], Gary (NJ-AMMA) at [email protected], or call (973) 267-4542. (Other New Jersey News: State Senator Louis Bassano has written a letter to the State Commissioner of Health, Christine Grant, requesting that she ask NIDA for medical grade marijuana for a state-monitored research program. Sen. Bassano authored the CDS Therapeutic Research Act in 1981, which was never put into effect. Interested New Jersey residents can contact Commissioner Grant to express support for this program. Her address is: The Honorable Christine Grant, Commissioner of Health & Senior Services, P.O. Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625.)
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