My petition is to take down the pro-Ana and pro-mia sites on the internet. They are harmful to the youth of the whole world. They teach people to starve and hurt themselves. My 17-year-old sister passed away from an eating disorder in 2010 and it's affected our family in every way possible. Please take these sites down before they affect another family.

"About 1 in 68 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network." Autism can be a highly debilitating condition and there are virtually no known effective treatments. Cannabis has therapeutic and palliative relief for the traditional symptoms and conditions associated with autism (particularly strains with high levels of CBD present). Parents and guardians should be protected in their choice to treat their loved ones with cannabis. In order for those who choose this option of treatment to have protections under the law in medical cannabis States it is imperative that autism be added to the list of conditions (e.g., epilepsy, spasms, chronic pain, etc.) so that physicians may legally authorize the use of cannabis in treating autism. Parents along with experts intend to give testimony before Medical Marijuana Review Panels in MI (and hopefully in other States) to demand that autism be added as a qualifying condition! We are calling for the protection of families and physicians under medical cannabis laws in order to utilize cannabis as a treatment option for severe cases of autism! One such parent includes Lisa Christine from Belleville, MI: “Making the decision to use Cannabis to treat Noah’s Autism and Dravet Syndrome was not a decision that was made in haste... Noah has made great strides over the past few months since he began using Cannabis... We’ve managed to wean him off all but one medication used for seizure control and he no longer relies on behavior medications to help control or stabilize his behaviors, as he no longer exhibits aggressive or self injurious tendencies.” Parents aren’t alone in this effort. Dr. Harry Chugani, the head of Pediatric Neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, has specialized in autism for over 20 years and also intends to give testimony before the Medical Marihuana Review Panel in Michigan. Dr. Chugani “supports the approval of cannabis to treat difficult externalizing behaviors seen in autism and protections for the patients, parents, guardians, and caregivers assisting those patients." Other national and local physicians continue to endorse this effort including Dr. Lester Grinspoon, who is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Grinspoon was senior psychiatrist at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston for 40 years and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Grinspoon intends on providing testimony in regard to the relative safety of cannabis. We encourage all physicians able and willing to provide testimony in person, or that would be willing to sign an affidavit in support of these campaigns, to please contact Dr. Christian Bogner: [email protected]. This also applies to any professionals that would like additional information in regard to the research that has been gathered. We would like to indicate to our respective review panels that the medical cannabis community is in solidarity on this issue. If you believe that autism should be added as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis, please take a moment to sign this petition! Every signature counts and we thank you for your support! We encourage groups and individuals to form similar campaigns to the one that has been launched in Michigan in their State. By joining efforts and sharing resources, we have the ability to make a larger impact. Additional resources can also be shared including research and affidavits. Please contact Dr. Bogner ([email protected]) for more info. Thank you, Dr. Christian Bogner, M.D.; Chad Carr; Dr. Harry Chugani, M.D.; Dr. Lester Grinspoon, M.D.; Michael A. Komorn; Joe Stone Research: http://www.scribd.com/doc/218971076/The-Endocannabinoid-System-as-it-Relates-to-Autism Cannabis use to treat autism radio segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3kD7DXzho Previous denial: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Final_Determination_Autism_436526_7.pdf Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrfE1ohU5s

I work and attend the University of Southern Mississippi... last year I made approximately fourteen thousand dollars; too much for Medicaid and not enough to qualify for subsidies through the ACA. I am not alone, approximately 300,000 people in the state of Mississippi are working poor. We do not want a "hand-out," we are working people who need help.

As a physician, and a consumer, I am often In the position to explain to pt s how insurance works and it tends to be too complicated or purposely surripticious so that consumers can't understand their coverage

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is holding $16 billion in federal funds hostage, because he hates the Affordable Care Act. As a direct result, over 242,000 Louisiana residents are unable to get Medicaid—and are currently without health insurance. But we can let the people of Louisiana decide—63% of whom support Medicaid expansion. Senate Bill 96 would put Medicaid expansion on the November ballot. Sign the petition to the Louisiana state legislature: Let Louisiana vote on Medicaid expansion by voting “yes” on Senate Bill 96.

The government should organize a "Federal Health Insurance Corporation" along the lines of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (for banks) to provide health insurance. Premiums should be set just high enough to cover the costs of providing benefits and adjusted regularly. This would make the F.H.I.C. revenue neutral, yet would provide significant savings for those who elect to purchase health insurance through this public option.

We need to do everything possible to control the cost of health care. Even with reductions mandated by the Affordable Care Act, private, for-profit health insurance companies add 15-20% to the cost of health care in the United States of America without adding anything in terms of quality or quantity of health care. This compares to the 3% overhead of the Medicare program.

Are veterans who served there are now fighting for their lives and in cases we don't hear about, they are dieing! They did their duty and suffer from it, now it is time to give back to them.

Every child in Pennsylvania should have access to CHIP, regardless of their immigration status. Please remove the barriers in the current Cover All Kids legislation so that thousands of Pennsylvania children can access comprehensive health coverage.

Our UNM Center for Reproductive Health provides a full range of necessary and important medical services. This Center is vital to our community and we want to express our gratitude to the doctors and staff that provide vital reproductive healthcare. Sign our petition to say THANK YOU! When you sign we will add your name to a THANK YOU banner to be delivered to the UNMCRH.

I grew up in Long Beach and I know how the residents have suffered from Sandy. They have to be transported to another hospital via one old draw bridge that very often gets stuck or goes up due to boating. People die unnecessarily and we recently lost one of our own last week. A young husband and father of four. Politics and the fact that the hospital site overlooks our bay has made it prime real estate. It will be going to auction so I beg you, please help us.

Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program. As part of ObamaCare, Medicaid has expanded to include many more adults. Under a 1993 Federal law, California has decided to take back the full cost of nearly all medical services for recipients age 55 and older by billing their estates after they die. The majority of states have chosen not to do this. Medi-Cal “estate recovery” is a deterrent to signing people up for Medi-Cal. California’s plan forces low-income individuals to choose either receiving basic health care OR passing on their homes and other assets to their children. Indeed, the full cost of Medi-Cal services from age 55 until the time of death will often be greater than the value of the estate. Then California will be able to take everything and leave nothing for the children of the deceased. SB1124 has been introduced into the California State Senate. Should it become law, “estate recovery” will be limited to that which is required by Federal law - the costs of nursing home and long-term in-home and community-based care.