Meet The 14-Year-Old Teen That Helped New York Become The 23rd State To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

1. Just this past weekend, New York became to 23rd state in the US to legalize medical marijuana. Now, meet the 14-year-old teen who helped make it happen.

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2. Oliver Miller is a 14-year-old teen from Atlantic Beach, New York. When Oliver was still in utero, he suffered a brain stem injury.

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3. Because of the injury, Oliver suffers from hundreds of seizures a day, as well as a host other complicated medical issues.

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4. Recently, medical marijuana has gained international attention for curbing seizures in children. However, because of New York law, Oliver has not been given access to this treatment.

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5. With 22 states having legalized the use of medical marijuana, the spotlight turned to New Yorkers to rally behind the Compassionate Care Act, which would make New York the 23rd state to legalize marijuana.

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The Compassionate Care Act would allow healthcare providers to talk to their patients about medical marijuana and certify those with debilitating and life-threatening illnesses, so that they may have access to medical marijuana to relieve their symptoms.

6. Frustrated with the progress and action the state was taking on legalizing medical marijuana, Missy Miller, Oliver’s mother, devoted her life to fighting for the legalization of the drug.

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7. Within a span of a few months, Missy rallied together with other parents that have children who are also in need of help.

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8. Together, they urged local politicians to meet their children, so they could understand the importance of passing the bill.

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9. Missy then turned her attention to New York Senator Dean Skelos, who represents her district.

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10. She even rolled out a local television commercial to get his attention.

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11. Missy continued her fight up to Albany, New York, leading up to the big decision on June 19, 2014.

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12. The following day during the vote, Senator Dean Skelos had this to say:

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13. Then he said this:

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14. At that point, Missy realized that because of Oliver, Senator Dean Skelos had changed his vote.

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15. And with that, the bill had been passed.

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16. On Saturday, July 5th, Governor Cuomo signed the measure into effect.

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A lot of people look at Oliver, or children like Oliver, and think what do they contribute. If they’re here with all these problems, what do they really contribute? But Oliver really has contributed.

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18. Missy is still continuing to fight for Oliver to receive expedite access to medical marijuana… But at least now, there’s hope.

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Obama: Romney Is Worse Than John McCain

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser May 14, 2012 at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.

President Barack Obama told an audience in New York tonight that Mitt Romney is worse than his 2008 opponent Sen. John McCain.

“We have a very clear contrast this time. John McCain believed in climate change and believed in immigration reform,” Obama told an audience of about 200 donors who paid at least $5000 for a ticket to the event. “What we have this time out a candidate who said he would rubber stamp a Republican Congress that wants us to go backward, not forward.”

For months — and only in private — Obama campaign staffers in Chicago have said they have little respect for Romney because of his shifting positions, while John McCain was the type of principled Republican most like them. Obama has now made those private asides very public.

Obama has attempted to tie Romney to the GOP Congress, a task made easier by tax warrior Grover Norquist’s remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in February:

All we have to do is replace Obama. … We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don’t need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. … We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don’t need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate.

“This is going to be a tough election,” Obama remarked. “Sometimes when I come to New York, people say, ‘I don’t know anybody who’s not supporting you, Barack. I say, ‘You live in Manhattan.’”

“Their message will be, ‘You’re upset, you’re unsatisfied. It’s Obama’s fault,’” Obama added. “But I’m not worried. The reason I’m not worried is because of you.”

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NYT buries story on IRS bullying conservatives; Endorsed witch hunt in 2012

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The IRS apologized Friday for singling out conservative groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names for audits of their applications for tax-exempt status. Translation: We’re sorry we got caught.

Want to read about that in the New York Times before lining your bird cage? Try page A11.

The IRS targeting a particular political viewpoint for scrutiny is front page news, period. Shame on the NY Times for burying it on A11

— Joseph Kaufman (@jhk49) May 11, 2013

If you look really hard, you can find a below-the-fold teaser on the front page.

All the news that’s fit to tuck away: twitter.com/RightKlik/stat… @nytimes @rsmccain @leginsurrection #tcot #IRS #Benghazi

— RightKlik (@RightKlik) May 11, 2013

It’s also buried on the New York Times website.

Hey, what’s missing from the top half of the New York Times homepage? Why, the IRS-targets-conservatives scandal!

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 11, 2013

Reminder: The Fishwrap of Record squeed with delight last year and patted the IRS on the back for a job well done.

Last year, the NY Times editorial board ENDORSED the IRS political attack on conservatives and tea party groups!… fb.me/PWXsKjYp

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 10, 2013

In light of the IRS apology, this NYT editorial from last year is… chilling.nyti.ms/y0uYcX

— Charles Sykes (@SykesCharlie) May 11, 2013

NYT more shameless than IRS. “@sykescharlie: In light of IRS apology, NYT editorial from last year is… chilling.nyti.ms/y0uYcX“

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 11, 2013

That time the petty tyrants at @nytimes editorial board praised IRS for targeting #teaparty groups: nytimes.com/2012/03/08/opi… (h/t @jstrevino)

— George Scoville (@stackiii) May 10, 2013

Not 1 liberal/conservative/libertarian should feel good bout this @ggreenwald IRS apologizes targeting Tea Party NYT Editors praised last yr

— SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) May 10, 2013

Exit question:

@thecaucus @joenbc will the @nytimes and @sulliview ignore that they endorsed this practice last year? nytimes.com/2012/03/08/opi…

— Michael Palmer (@M_Palmer1987) May 10, 2013

Will the editorial be retracted? We won’t hold our breath.

Related:

Math is hard: Awful IRS spokeswoman admits she’s also ‘not good at math’

IRS: Our Tea Party witch hunt wasn’t ‘motivated by political bias’; No comment on disciplinary action

AP: IRS is totally sorry for targeting groups with names that include ‘tea party’ or ‘patriot’

 

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‘Coin’ Video Game Short Film

Animation group Exit73 Studios takes viewers back in time with their latest offering, Coin. The animated short film features video game character Donovan Murdock whose coin is stolen from him. Naturally, he goes Popeye on his enemies to retrieve what is his. 

 

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‘Coin’ Video Game Short Film

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