Jacob Redmond
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Medical marijuana advocates will have a presence at Saturday's Epilepsy Foundation of Florida's annual Walk the Talk fundraising event in Gainesville.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Sidney Lanier Center, 312 NW 16th Ave.
Representatives of People United for Medical Marijuana, the political action committee that got medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014 as a constitutional amendment, will be on hand collecting voter signatures as part of the petition drive to get back on the ballot in 2016.
Mandy Hancock Anderson,the community development manager at the Epilepsy Foundation's Gainesville office, said the organization is not campaigning in support of the political issue in order to avoid potentially jeopardizing its 501c3 tax exempt status.
"We just support anything that increases treatment options for our clients," Anderson said.
The national office of the Epilepsy Foundation came out in support of medical marijuana in early 2014.
That February, the president and chief executive officer of the Foundation and the chair of the board of directors put out a statement saying the Foundation "supports the rights of patients and families living with seizures and epilepsy to access physician directed care, including medical marijuana."
The organization also called on the federal government to end Drug Enforcement Agency restrictions that block or limit clinical trials on the use of medical marijuana to treat epilepsy.
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Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Sidney Lanier Center, 312 NW 16th Ave.
Representatives of People United for Medical Marijuana, the political action committee that got medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014 as a constitutional amendment, will be on hand collecting voter signatures as part of the petition drive to get back on the ballot in 2016.
Mandy Hancock Anderson,the community development manager at the Epilepsy Foundation's Gainesville office, said the organization is not campaigning in support of the political issue in order to avoid potentially jeopardizing its 501c3 tax exempt status.
"We just support anything that increases treatment options for our clients," Anderson said.
The national office of the Epilepsy Foundation came out in support of medical marijuana in early 2014.
That February, the president and chief executive officer of the Foundation and the chair of the board of directors put out a statement saying the Foundation "supports the rights of patients and families living with seizures and epilepsy to access physician directed care, including medical marijuana."
The organization also called on the federal government to end Drug Enforcement Agency restrictions that block or limit clinical trials on the use of medical marijuana to treat epilepsy.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Epilepsy Foundation event will include medical marijuana advocates | Gainesville.com
Author: Christopher Curry
Contact: Contact Us | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: Gainesville.com: Gainesville news, sports, weather and more | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville FL
