Ithaca College

Ithaca’s SSDP invites all students, faculty, staff, and the general public to come hear the Co-Founder of Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey, Jim Miller, share his amazing, heart-breaking, and inspirational stories as a medical marijuana advocate on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:30PM in Textor 101.

Many consider Jim Miller a leading figure in the medical marijuana movement. His wife, Cheryl, was a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient who found marijuana to be the most effective treatment for her condition. Unfortunately, medical marijuana was still illegal in New Jersey at the time. In an attempt to raise public awareness and political support for legal access to medical marijuana, Jim Miller pushed his wife’s wheelchair across New Jersey on two separate occasions in the mid-1990’s. Since then he has relentlessly fought for the rights of patients to have legal and safe access to medical marijuana.

His persistence finally paid off earlier this year when New Jersey finally passed legislation that will allow patients legal access to medical marijuana; the 14th state to do so thus far. Unfortunately, this came too late for Cheryl who passed away in 2003 from complications with her MS. Mr. Miller is now working closely with New York Patients First to help ensure patients here do not have to endure the suffering his wife did.

            Students for Sensible Drug Policy is an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact drug abuse has on our communities, but who also know that the War on Drugs is failing our generation and our society. SSDP mobilizes and empowers young people to participate in the political process, pushing for sensible policies to achieve a safer and more just future, while fighting back against counterproductive Drug War policies.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact SSDP at bmalako1@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.