vol2 - Page 251
Page 251
Previous ,
Next ,
Original Image
Return to Index
- 19 -
76. When we did the interview, we understood there
...... were unknowable risks involved in "going public." Marijuana
was, after all, illegal° Marijuana is a very emotional sub-
jeot. We knew enough to realize that there are a lot of people
T ..... who"are involved in the so-called "anti-drug _ movement. We
also knew some zealot prosecutor out to make a name for himself
could try to take Josh away from us as "unfit parents" for pro-
viding a minor with marijuana. We weighed these risks and
decided to do the interview. After all_ it might help someone
else _s child.
77. Following the appearance of the story in the
Wall Street Journal [See Exhibit if, we were overwhelmed by
calls from local and state newspaper repo_:ters, and television
and radio stations, i realized that by speaking to these
reporters i was admitting that Jack and I were breaking the law
to get Josh the marijuana he needed. I also realized that
every time I spoke with a reporter the resulting article or
news story would be seen by hundreds or thousands of people. I
knew that for some of those people the story would be more than
an odd news piece -- it would provide them with a key to relief
for themselves or for a wife or husband o_ child stricken with
cancer and receiving chemotherapy.
78. There are times in life when silence is not a
virtue. I knew there were lots of other parents who had
children with cancer and if I could reach only a few of these
parents -- could help only a few kids get through chemotherapy
-= it was worth the risk° I am very proud, in retrospects that
Previous ,
Next ,
Return to Index