A demonstration will be held on Monday at the Oklahoma State Capitol to bring attention to the plight of medical marijuana patients. The rally will focus on Will Foster, a 39 year old Tulsa native, who is currently serving a 93 year jail sentence for cultivating marijuana for his personal medical use. Foster was a first time offender who suffers from chronic rheumatoid arthritis. State law did not permit him the opportunity to raise a defense of medical necessity at his trial.
Adam Smith, assistant director of the Drug Reform Coordination Network, Will’s wife Meg Foster, Michael Pearson of Oklahoma NORML, and Michael Camfield of the American Civil Liberties Union, will speak at the event, which is scheduled to be filmed by the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
For more information, please contact either Michael Pearson of Oklahoma NORML @ (405) 840-4367 or Adam Smith of DRC Net @ (202) 293-8340.
