Because Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) has failed to stand up for medical marijuana patients, the Drug Policy Alliance Network is hitting the airwaves to do so.

A pair of ads, one English and one Spanish are set to air this week in New Mexico's first congressional district, criticizing Congresswoman Wilson for her vote against seriously ill Americans and their caregivers.

"Heather Wilson has voted to send sick patients like me to prison," reads an actor representing a real patient who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even in states where medical marijuana use is legal.  Heather Wilson is campaigning on her compassion, but she isn’t showing any compassion for patients like me." 

Earlier this year, Congresswoman Wilson voted against an amendment to the Commerce-Justice-State spending bill that would have prohibited the Justice Department from spending any money on arresting or prosecuting medical marijuana patients in states where medical marijuana is legal.  The Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment would not have prevented the Justice Department from arresting people using, growing, or selling marijuana for recreational use, or from arresting medical marijuana patients in the states that have not approved the drug for this use. It simply prevented the federal government from arresting cancer, AIDS and MS patients that use marijuana for medical reasons in states that have adopted medical marijuana laws.

It's our hope the ads will help Congresswoman Wilson change her mind.

Listen to the ads (RealPlayer required):

• English
• Spanish