Montel Williams, Angel Raich, and Tom Robbins featured in spots airing nationally beginning in late June
The Marijuana Policy Project's radio public service announcements (PSAs) feature TV host Montel Williams, best-selling author Tom Robbins, and medical marijuana patient Angel Raich talking about the need for safe and legal medical marijuana.
In the first national PSA campaign of its kind featuring actual medical marijuana patients, the spots were distributed to 1,000 radio stations nationwide and began airing in June 2005. Click on the links below to hear the spots. If you have trouble listening to the streaming audio for the PSAs, you can download the individual messages to your computer by control-clicking (on PCs, click with the right mouse button) on the link and selecting "Download." Once the PSA has downloaded, you can listen to it with your favorite MP3 player program.
Montel Williams - Television talk show host Montel Williams explains how he uses medical marijuana to treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Tom Robbins - Bestselling novelist Tom Robbins, whose mother lost her eyesight to glaucoma, advocates safe and legal access to medical marijuana.
Angel Raich - Medical marijuana patient and U.S. Supreme Court plaintiff Angel Raich suffers from an inoperable brain tumor, life-threatening wasting syndrome, seizures, and severe chronic pain.
Radio Station Personnel: You are welcome to download these audio files and use them. If you have questions or need any further information, please contact MPP Director of Communications Bruce Mirken at MPP Homepage.
Radio Public Service Announcements About Medical Marijuana