Date: April 21, 2007
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Ben Franklin Parkway at 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA

PhillyNORML will host a Candlelight Vigil for Patients of Medical Marijuana Prohibition on April 21 at 8 PM on Ben Franklin Parkway at 21st Street in Philadelphia, PA. The annual candlelight vigil commemorates deceased and living patients, diagnosed with one of the conditions for which cannabis is a medically recognized palliative. Event organizers are encouraging other interested parties to hold a simultaneous event that evening. The vigil raises awareness by informing the public of the medical value and benefits of medical marijuana, which is now legal in many states. Maine, Vermont, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington allow cannabis to be grown and used for medicinal purposes. On Jan. 3, 2006 Rhode Island became the 11th state to legalize medicinal cannabis. The US Supreme Court ruled June 6, 2005 that people who use cannabis with a doctor’s approval can still be prosecuted under federal drug laws but did not overturn any State Laws. For more information about last years' successful vigil.