Gov. Rell,
Please see marijuanna for what it really is, a plant that grows naturally. it doesn't impair the way alcohol or other drugs do. I have severe depression and it helps me more than words can say. I have been in and out of mental hospitals all of my adult life. About 3 years ago i became roommates with a woman who smoked on the regular. After careful consideration i decided to see if it would really help. I was so amazed. The only problem now is every time i leave the house i'm afraid i'm going to get arrested. I have never broken the law in my life. It bothers me tremendously that it's illegal to feel better. Please help.
Tracy
Norwich, ct
39 years old.

I live in Connecticut and have suffered a traumatic brain injury. None of the prescription drugs that doctors have forced upon me work. Everything from Depakote to Zyprexa, to Xanax and Lexapro. The pharmies turn me into a zombie and it is almost impossible to live a “NORML” life. I feel that the experimental games physicians play with pharmaceutical salesmen need to stop. Stop using human lives and emotions as guinea pigs. I lose sleep, have unnecessary anxiety, and have difficulties prioritizing events in my everyday life without marijuana, yet it is a crime in my state, for myself or others to possess the safest and most effective type of treatment available. When will the politicians and narrow-minded “professionals” begin to think outside of the box, and when will those of us in need be able to receive the appropriate doctor's care?

i can go 3 days without sleep if i dont smoke a joint before bed. Id rather consume something naturally grown from mother earth to help me with my problem then pop a pill made by a scientist and advertised by the government. Who is the government to tell me what i can and can not treat my problems with if its my choice. Thats what being in a "free" country means.

I have an irregular heart beat and a recent test i've done with a heart rate and blood pressure monitor given to me by my doctor shows that marijuana makes my heart beat consistently and it lowers my blood pressure and other levels which i do not know the meaning of to acceptable or nearly acceptable levels. stop making it so dangerous and difficult for me to get something that helps me

i belave cannabis should be legal for medical use. i have used it for years and it helps with my high blood pressure and helps me sleep. i can not sleep on my own. i have tried nyquil sleeping pills nothing works except marajauna. im not the only one

May you and/or your loved ones NEVER be in the need of pain control and not be able to obtain it. To have pain that can only be controlled by a substance that people will not legalize is criminal at best.