A lifetime of chemo, but New Jersey has banned me from medical marijuana
- by: Cindy Bronman
- recipient: New Jersey Legislators, Gov. Chris Christie
I am a single mother of four and a grandmother who has to undergo chemo for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis for the rest of my life. Yet I do not qualify for medical marijuana in New Jersey.
New Jersey only offers medical marijuana for a small number of conditions. I have been undergoing chemo for the past 5 years, yet I'm banned from using the plant. I also have 8 herniated discs, a ruptured disc, disc degenerative disease, fibromyalgia, PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
I take my chemo on Sundays, and I am sick for two days after. Marijuana could relieve my symptoms, but instead, I am forced to suffer from nausea and vomiting. I've lost 10 pounds in the past week alone. I suffer from chronic headaches and hot and cold sweats, which are caused by the chemo but almost never go away.
There are many people in NJ like myself with their own medical problems who are also banned from using a medicine that could help them.
Please sign my petition to urge New Jersey legislators to help people like me and expand the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana!
Qualifying for medical marijuana is extremely difficult in New Jersey, as the list of qualifying conditions is disturbingly small. That means New Jersey residents like Cindy Bronman can't get the medicine they need to relieve chronic pain and other ailments.
Cindy must undergo chemotherapy for the rest of her life to treat her lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, yet she doesn't qualify for medical marijuana in the state of New Jersey. She has been on chemo for five years and also has eight herniated discs, a ruptured disc, disc degenerative disease, fibromyalgia, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. All of this, and she can't access a medicine that can help her.
Marijuana could relieve Cindy's symptoms, but instead, she is forced to suffer from nausea, vomiting, chronic headaches, and hot and cold sweats.
New Jersey residents deserve access to medical marijuana. We the undersigned urge you to introduce legislation expanding the list of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in New Jersey, adding mental illness, chronic pain, and any other conditions for which medical marijuana provides relief. Thank you.
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