I Need You

On October 1, 1937 the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Marihuana Tax Act, Pub. 238, 75th Congress, 50 Stat. 551. The bill was an important because it established the path that led to the criminalization of cannabis.  It stipulated that pot could not be sold without a license and licenses were never issued.

When I opened my email this morning and read the words below, I knew why Florida Amendment 2 must not pass. Please read it and Vote NO on 2!

Jessica M. Spencer, Ed.D., CAP, CPP

I had a conversation with a very close friend this afternoon while on my way to a speaking engagement.

My friend expressed concern that it sounded like I was going to have a heart attack and maybe it was time to change my work if it was too stressful.

I never care how stressed I get, it just is what it is. I am passionate.

It is my job to fight.

But it is a question I hear sometimes or see on people’s faces.

“Why are you doing this if the legalization of marijuana is inevitable?”

Within an hour I had an answer.

As I sat at a table eating dinner with a group of people one of the couples at the started talking about their daughters old roommate and best friend in Colorado that had 3 kids whose husband shot her

I blurted out “Kristine Kirk”

They stopped and stared at me and said yes, but how do you know her name?

I told them that since her death I have used her image and story in my presentations to explain to people the toll marijuana takes on families, children, communities, etc.

Kristine’s husband ate marijuana candy, experienced significant mental distress and shot her in the head while she was on the phone with 911 in front of her 3 young boys. That’s the short story.

No one should have to experience such horror.

I was reminded why I fight.

I was reminded why I am not afraid.

I was reminded why I will not stop. Heart attack, stress or not. I will not stop.

Fate whispers to the man “you cannot withstand the storm” and the man whispers back – “I am the storm”

John Morgan, George Soros – I am the storm and you better grab your umbrellas.

Keep fighting friends. Keep fighting. Our communities and state need us.
Sincerely,

Jessica M. Spencer
Ed.D., CAP, CPP

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