Panel Discussion about Medical Marijuana to Follow Screening of Award-winning 'Waiting to Inhale`
MUSCATINE, IOWA – A free screening of the award-winning medical marijuana documentary "Waiting to Inhale" will be held at the Musser Public Library, 304 Iowa Ave., on June 19, at 2:00 p.m.
The screening will be immediately followed by a speech by medical marijuana advocate and MPP grantee Jimmy Morrison and a panel discussion with patients Lisa Jackson, who suffers from fibromyalgia, and Jacob Orr, who has chronic pain due to a car accident. House Assistant Minority Leader Jeff Kaufmann (R-Wilson) is expected to attend as well.
WHAT: "Waiting to Inhale" screening, followed by a panel discussion
WHEN: Saturday, June 19, at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Musser Public Library, 304 Iowa Ave., Muscatine, IA
Produced and directed by Jed Riffe, "Waiting to Inhale" examines the medical marijuana debate up close by taking viewers inside the lives of patients, doctors, and activists, while seeking to understand why opponents support the continued criminalization of sick and dying patients who could benefit from medical marijuana.
"Waiting to Inhale" was the winner of the 2005 CINE Golden Eagle Award, the Gold Special Jury Remi Award at the 38th Annual WorldFest-Houston and the 2005 Best Documentary Film/Video at the New Jersey International Film Festival.
With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.mpp.org.
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