My Name is Paul H Cosentino. I started this Blog in 2011 because of what I believe to be wrongdoings in town government. This Blog is to keep the citizens of Templeton informed. It is also for the citizens of Templeton to post their comments and concerns.
30 years. That’s how long Shona Banda could spend in prison for her use of medical marijuana.
She’s about to turn herself in to authorities on Monday, and I’m writing to ask for your help.
Thousands of you signed a petition to support Shona last month after I wrote to you about her terrifying story. Shona lives in Kansas, and uses medical marijuana to treat her Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition that causes her debilitating pain. Medical marijuana is the only treatment that relieves her symptoms.
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Her 11-year-old son was forced to sit through a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) propaganda seminar in school, and was told marijuana had no medical benefit. He spoke up. He told the class his mother used marijuana to treat her debilitating condition, and marijuana helped her. The school called the police.
The police held and interrogated Shona’s son at school. Then they searched Shona’s house, seized her medicine, and took her son away.
Now as she fights to regain custody of her son, the state is bearing down on her with five potential felonies — all because she uses medical marijuana.
This is a horrifying case, and a clear example of drug war insanity. Thousands of people legally consume marijuana in neighboring Colorado every day — yet Shona could not only lose her son but spend 30 years locked up behind bars.
We are continuing to fight for the legal protections that Shona and millions of Americans like her need. But as Shona turns herself in to authorities next week, I’m asking you to stand with her.
ReplyDelete30 years. That’s how long Shona Banda could spend in prison for her use of medical marijuana.
She’s about to turn herself in to authorities on Monday, and I’m writing to ask for your help.
Thousands of you signed a petition to support Shona last month after I wrote to you about her terrifying story. Shona lives in Kansas, and uses medical marijuana to treat her Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition that causes her debilitating pain. Medical marijuana is the only treatment that relieves her symptoms.
Shona_Banda
Her 11-year-old son was forced to sit through a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) propaganda seminar in school, and was told marijuana had no medical benefit. He spoke up. He told the class his mother used marijuana to treat her debilitating condition, and marijuana helped her. The school called the police.
The police held and interrogated Shona’s son at school. Then they searched Shona’s house, seized her medicine, and took her son away.
Now as she fights to regain custody of her son, the state is bearing down on her with five potential felonies — all because she uses medical marijuana.
This is a horrifying case, and a clear example of drug war insanity. Thousands of people legally consume marijuana in neighboring Colorado every day — yet Shona could not only lose her son but spend 30 years locked up behind bars.
We are continuing to fight for the legal protections that Shona and millions of Americans like her need. But as Shona turns herself in to authorities next week, I’m asking you to stand with her.