Thank You for the encouraging post. It's good to hear some real life happenings that are positive. Keep up the great work you do, for it's people like you, Dr. Russo, that will eventually help win this conflict. Dear Kanabys et al. I think that people change their minds when they hear enough sad stories like this.
Strange things happen when the human impact of the War on Drugs is conveyed to people.
I was running through some slides of real human beings in the movement and discussing their situations. I flashed up a slide of Mae Nutt, the elderly lady in Michigan who has never used cannabis, but who has supplied others in need after losing 2 sons to cancer. I got a little choked up. Within a short time, half the audience was in tears. I can assure you that I do not usually have this effect on people.