The Future of the Medical Marijuana Program in New Mexico

[freewillie]

I received this email today from the Republican party, and returned the following letter.

From: XXX XXXXXXX
Subject: Martinez for Governor 4'x4' road signs
To: "Removed per forum rules"
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 10:14 PM

Hello all, I am contacting county party chairmen/chairwomen in rural counties across the state to see if you are interrested in purchasing 'Martinez for Governor' 4'x4' road signs for your counties.

The Martinez camp is raising and spending the majority of their funds to purchase television advertising leading up to election day.

Many rural counties believe in the effectiveness of these large road signs. So if you and your county leadership are interrested in these signs, they can be purchased for $10 each.

Please contact XXX XXXXXXX (removed per forum rules) by Friday, Sept. 3rd - before 3pm to get your order in.

I hope all is going well - XXX

My letter in return:

Dear Mr. XXXXXXX:

About a year ago I had a major relapse of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), so severe the doctors put me on Social Security Disability and I lost my ability to work. The Drugs the doctors have me on is Methotrexate, and Humira (Adalimumab Injection) with other prescribed pain medication which has caused me to loose over 60 pounds of weight. My primary care physician and a rheumatologist (who specializes in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases) prescribed medical marijuana to counter the loss of appetite and chronic pain.

The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, has worked very well in my case, my weight has stabilized, (still low) and I am finely getting relief from Rheumatic disease, characterized by severe pain, inflammation, fatigue associated muscle soreness and stiffness. There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis and the goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms, improve function, slow progression of the disease.

Ms. Martinez, has come out wanting to dismantle the "The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act," in favor pharmaceutical drugs for pain, which have very harsh side effects, affect the function of the liver and kidneys and requiring very expensive blood tests. These pharmaceutical drugs simply do not work.

Therefore, I am not going to support Ms. Martinez, in terms of money or votes. I also have taken newspaper articles around, to my friends and family showing Ms. Martinez's attack on crochronically people like myself, which have caused many people to reconsider their support.

Governor Richardson stated in a Mar. 16, 2007 press release:

"This bill will provide much-needed relief for New Mexicans suffering from debilitating diseases while including the proper safeguards to prevent abuse. I am pleased that the legislature did the right thing, reconsidered this important bill and supported a humane option for New Mexicans who endure some of the most painful diseases imaginable."

I pray to God that none of you ever get a disease like this and loose as much as I have in the last year and half.

Shame on you Ms. Martinez and the Republican party for your war on chronically ill people.

XXXXXXX X XXXXX
name removed

This is going to make some big waves in the party, going out to the Republican county party chair-people. In other words My name is mud.
Get active and let the republican hear it. I did.

[freewillie]

That is cool!

Thank you, however I just put a target on my back being a former county party chairman. So it goes.
I also sent a copy of my letter to Ms. Martinez and I would encourage others to do the same.
You can google "contact Suzanna Martinez" to send her a direct message, I cannot post her email address per forum rules but google works well for this.

I hate politics and wish they would just leave us alone, however when your back is against the wall its time to come out swinging. I am sure my in-box is going to heat up, when the emails come in I will post them on this thread with names and addresses removed per forum rules.
If anyone else has written a letter please post them, I would love to read them.

[alfonso2002]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESPECT! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected (e.g., "I have great respect for her judgment"). It can also be conduct in accord with a specific ethic of respect. Rude conduct is usually considered to indicate a lack of respect, disrespect, whereas actions that honor somebody or something indicate respect. I have none for martinez

[deserthealer]

.... for freewillie, for going public and standing up to pSeudocop Martinez.

I second that emotion!! :smokin:

[alfonso2002]

"Duh"

[freewillie]

Thanks for the kind words.

RA really hurts bad, it never stops day or night, then you feel sick from the methotrexate and Humira on top of it. Take a pain pill for relief, not quite, it just doesn't work. Stronger pain pills great, that is real good for your liver and kidneys. Then there is $600.00 dollar blood tests every three months, every month in my case due to anemia.

Then my own (former) political party is attacking the only relief that has worked so far, labeling people with chronic or terminal illness as dope heads or addicts, that is mean and downright cruel.

I'm not looking for sympathy or pity, there are many more patients in far worse shape than me and my heart goes out to you.

That is why I have confronted Ms. Martinez, on her own website. Being a well known former Republican County Chairman, has made some big waves and I'm sure that the emails from their lists will stop, now that I am one of them. So be it.

I hope my example will inspire others to take up the fight, educate the public, write letters, and become politically active regarding the MMJ program.

This is truly a war that the Republican party is waging on chronic and terminally ill people.

Shame on you Ms. Martinez, SHAME ON YOU!!!

[xsnoder]

The problem I see coming from Susana Martinez is not the repeal of the program,but her appointing a new Heath Secretary that is even more conservative than Vigil,so that the program will be null and void.

Kinda my fear as well.

Nice letter Free.

[freewillie]

Thanks Guys, enough talk about politics until something develops worth contributing. It sure is nice to know I'm not alone. If there is a way to contact each other off forum it would be nice to really get to know each other.
Bill

[alfonso2002]

Thanks Guys, enough talk about politics until something develops worth contributing. It sure is nice to know I'm not alone. If there is a way to contact each other off forum it would be nice to really get to know each other.
Bill

you can add contact info in your profile page.

[freewillie]

Done, shoot me an email I'll get back to you this afternoon, I got see the Doc for a blood draw.