> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:26:42 -0700
> Subject: Illinois: Attend Chicago screening of
> award-winning medical marijuana documentary
> From: "Marijuana Policy Project" <state@...>
>
> TO:
> FROM: Nathan Miller, MPP legislative analyst
>
>
> On Thursday, September 20, The Public Square will
> present the award-winning documentary "Waiting to
> Inhale" at Columbia College's Film Row Cinema. Visit
>
http://www.prairie.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/dir_events.event_detail/object_id/de\
77e77f-c48a-4add-b851-cb285875c611/WaitingtoInhale.cfm
> for more details.
>
> The Public Square is an agency of the Illinois
> Humanities Council, which fosters debate, dialogue,
> and the exchange of ideas about cultural, social,
> and political issues with an emphasis on social
> justice.
>
> Following the film will be a panel discussion
> regarding current medical marijuana issues.
> Panelists will include: Jed Riffe, director and
> producer of "Waiting to Inhale"; Melanie Dreher,
> dean of the College of Nursing at Rush University;
> and James Gierach, a former Cook County prosecutor,
> local advocate for drug policy reform, and featured
> speaker with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.
> Noted documentarian Gordon Quinn, president and
> founder of Kartemquin Films, will moderate the
> discussion.
>
> WHAT: "Waiting to Inhale" screening and panel
> discussion
>
> WHEN: Thursday, September 20, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30
> p.m.
>
> WHERE: Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, located
> at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., on the 8th floor. Visit
>
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=1104\
%20S%20Wabash%20Ave&city=Chicago&state=IL&zipcode=60605%2d2328&country=US&geodif\
f=1
> for a map of the area.
>
> The screening is open to the public, admission is
> free, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible, so
> please be sure to come out, hear some great
> speakers, and learn how to get involved with
> supporting upcoming medical marijuana legislation in
> the Illinois General Assembly.
>
> Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy
> Project and all of our allies. Please pass this
> along to anyone you know who might be interested in
> attending this event. Also, if you or an
> organization you belong to would like to host a
> screening of "Waiting to Inhale," please contact MPP
> Legislative Analyst Nathan Miller at (202) 249-1897
> or Nathan@... .
>
>
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