Community | September 21, 2010 | 14 comments

Arizona Cardinals Donate $10,000 to Fight Cancer Patients and Medical Marijuana

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Who are the Arizona Cardinals fighting with their contribution? Meet Heather Torgerson, co-chair of Yes on Prop 203. She’s a 28-year-old brain cancer survivor whose best relief from pain is medical marijuana.

Heather Torgerson wrote a college paper against the use of medical marijuana. Today, however, she says what once seemed so wrong then is the reason she’s survived brain cancer.

She almost had to stop treatment after chemotherapy and radiation left her nauseated and fatigued. When prescriptions and homeopathic remedies didn’t reverse her weight loss, she turned to marijuana.

Torgerson said her appetite returned within five minutes.

“I owe my life to it,” she said.

As chair of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project, Torgerson says many Arizonans would benefit if voters approve Proposition 203, a ballot measure that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.

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14 comments // Arizona Cardinals Donate $10,000 to Fight Cancer Patients and Medical Marijuana

  • Prijedor
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      Prijedor  

    • There are a lot of uneducated people out there.
      I am talking about them being uneducated about things like drugs, what drug does what, why a drug is illegal in the first place.

    • 1 year ago
  • ReverandG
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      ReverandG  

    • To be clear: it’s not the owner’s money, or the money of people associated with the team. The team’s president, Michael Bidwill, donated $10,000 of the Cardinals’ money to “Keep AZ Drug Free.”

      Sound like he needs to find another job, he is kicking a dead horse.

    • 1 year ago
  • littlwarrior
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • Follow the money! Who owns the Arizona Cardinals? Who authorized the money? Why? Who benefits? It's not the people who are fighting cancer, or others who are getting relief from consuming cannabis.

      Maybe they should get some 'shame' for their bucks! Shame on them!

    • 1 year ago
  • ReverandG
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      ReverandG  
    • Conniepae:

      To be clear: it’s not the owner’s money, or the money of people associated with the team. The team’s president, Michael Bidwill, donated $10,000 of the Cardinals’ money to “Keep AZ Drug Free.” Answer your question?

    • 1 year ago
  • Maeveeo
  • anniekaye
  • CalgarC
  • manny0409
  • virgilsdiner
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      virgilsdiner  

    • Once again, pointless wrangling over misconstrued ethics gets in the way of common sense. This "fight" against medical marijuana just grows more absurd by the day. More and more states are decriminalizing possession of small amounts, but as a country we still can't wrap our head around how this can help ease suffering and pain for individuals and that the good far outweighs the bad.

    • 1 year ago
  • Guyatthebusstation
  • themotivateddropout
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