This is another victim of the war on drugs. A sick, elderly man who was self-medicating with cannabis.

Read the full article here: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/09/05/missouri-is-imprisoning-a-sick-man-for-10-years-for-growing-weed

The government has convinced many of us that it's there to help. They claim the war on drugs is to protect us from falling victim to dangerous substances. But if they are really trying to protect us from these substances, what sense does it make to put the victims of these substances in prison?

He is sick. And what has the government done to help him? He found peace in a medication that he could grow in his backyard instead of spending everything has on medical treatments that aren't guaranteed to work. The FDA has restricted our access to low cost, effective treatments, and when someone wants to try another way, they are imprisoned.

Steven Sutherland is a peaceful man, and was not harming anyone.

Many chapters of NORML and Cannabis Open Carry Walks are calling on everyone to call the Governor of Missouri to demand this man be pardoned.

You can call the office of Governor Michael Parson here:  (573) 751-3222

You can also email him here: https://governor.mo.gov/contact-us

In Liberty,

Dan "Taxation Is Theft" Behrman