It would be even more despicable to persecute the sick and dying who use medical marijuana because of false accusations about the motives of those who oppose their arrest. You owe it to your readers to tell them the truth about the debate on marijuana. There is a reason that forbidding giving false witness is serious enough to be included in the Ten Commandments. People to whom the lies are told are sometimes injured even more than those who are lied about. At the very least, their souls are placed at risk by involving them in crimes against the innocent.
Medical marijuana is supported by many people who oppose legalizing marijuana for non-medical use.
Hemp cultivation is supported by many people who have no interest in marijuana. But you said that you have a video tape of the conference. There are numerous articles that I have written. I have a huge web site. If you reviewed all of that material you would certainly be much better informed, but you are not going to find where I have said the exact opposite of what I believe.