She responded to a need for a video on a human level. And in doing so the viewer begins to understand the steps that need to be taken by the public and the government. In the Controlled Substance Act, passed under Nixon in 1972, marijuana was classified as a drug with a high risk of abuse and no known medical use. Because of this, research is extremely limited and doctors are unable to prescribe it. Supporters of medical marijuana want to move the drug out of this category.
Many patients take the law into their own hands and use marijuana for therapy.
Some patients have been arrested as many as 16 times. These are the stories Girot wanted to bring to the public. The '90s Channel is one of the few venues Girot found for expressing alternative viewpoints. This movie sets the stage for the modern medical marijuana debate. Many of the patients we have been hearing about are here to tell their stories.