Month: January 2014

Written by Skyler Cannabaceae On June 14, 2000, the national medical cannabis movement lost a great proponent. Best-selling self-help author, Peter McWilliams, 50, died on that day. He died needlessly as a victim of the War on Drugs. When Peter was diagnosed with AIDS and non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in March, 1996, he did not swear off all Western medicinal treatment and turn only to cannabis. He continued with the medical advice that his doctors provided and the treatments recommended to prolong his life. Owner of No Excuses Entertainment, TL Weed By all accounts, Peter’s medical treatments were largely successful, but they came at a cost. When the side effects from the chemotherapy treatments caused Peter to have such severe nausea that he was vomiting the medicine that he was being given, he turned to medical cannabis for its medicinal benefits. He quickly found that cannabis helped his nausea and improved his quality of life. He became a very outspoken activist for the plant’s legalization. According to an article written by Fred E. Folvary in 2002, Peter’s cause of death was asphyxiation (lack of oxygen by suffocation). He was found in his bath tub having choked to death on his own vomit while following the conditions of his bail and not using medical cannabis. The bail conditions, which also included $250,000 bond, stemmed from a conviction for conspiracy to possess, manufacture...