I have friends who could benefit from the legal use of medical marijuana.

I am a Vietnam Veteran suffering with PTSD. I have used marijuana to help me control my emotions. I would like to be able to do this legally without having to move to another state. If marijuana was legalized, medical research could be conducted for the treatment of PTSD and other ailments.

My baby grandaughter, Gabriella Victoria Aurora, was murdered by her father, and because of a new law, is eligible for parole. It doesn't matter what the crime was, but since he has not been in trouble lately he's eligible.... No! I disagree.... He should not be able to be free. My one-year-old grandaughter did not get a life due to this individual... Say no! Help us stop him from getting out!

Not only would decriminalization benefit the people of Tennessee, but the revenue generated by taxes would help the state.

I've watched the data pile up year after year, confirming what many knew 50 years ago, that drug prohibition doesn't stop drug abuse and doesn't prevent addiction; it only criminalizes a behavioral disorder and stigmatizes millions of people who need treatment not jail time. Now that four states have legalized pot and have shown that public safety has not suffered from it, it's time for Texas to accept defeat on the War on Drugs, and follow suit in legalizing marijuana. No state has got it right yet, though, as we need not only to end drug prohibition, we need to dramatically increase drug addiction treatment opportunities for all people.

It's the right thing to do. Because the masses have voted with their collective wallet. Because the constitution says, in effect, that what a man does, so long as it doesn't harm another, isn't the state's business. Because the time is right and the law is wrong. Stand with me on this.

I personally suffer from bipolar disorder and scoliosis. The only relief I have ever experienced was through using marijuana in several different forms.

It's about time that we start acting like grown ups and let the police focus on real criminals. It can also be a great source of income for the state.

As has been seen with places like Colorado, legalizing the sale and use medical and recreational marijuana in Texas would not only bring much needed money into the state's economy (especially in the way of easing financial burden on state-run correctional facilities and giving more financial assistance for schools statewide), but will dramatically reduce the crime rate when it comes to nonviolent drug offenses involving not only local residents, but with Mexican cartels as well.

On March 14, 2016 at 2:30 PM in the afternoon, A'mani Miller, 23 years young, beautiful, intelligent and talented, was on a work shift, delivering construction materials just like he usually did at this time on a weekday afternoon. However, On what seemed to be an ordinary Monday changed our lives forever. His mother, father, family and friends were informed that he had been a victim of a crime. A'mani was beaten, stabbed multiple times, shot multiple times and shot in the head. We believe that he may have made a pit stop on his way to work that day... We're not sure how his lifeless body was found on the 5th floor of 2125 Rockaway Parkway in The Bayview Houses located in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York (NYC). BAYVIEW IS A GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROJECT. He did not reside there. He lives in the gentrified section of Bedford Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, NY. He had no known contacts there and he did not work there. A'mani had no criminal history and he loved everyone. The Bayview NYCHA housing project is known to be a cesspool of crime. THERE ARE NO CAMERAS and Police presence is slim. Why was this horrible crime allowed to happen on Government property ?! A'mani was loved so dearly by everyone!!! He is deeply missed. Please sign this petition... It is unacceptable that these crimes keep happening on GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. We must take action to stop it. Please pray for the family. Peace and be safe. Thank you and God Bless!

This petition is to cause attention to be brought to the Shelby County judicial system that not only wrongfully charge our black males but also, when there is no case or no evidence, falsely put together evidence so that they can get a conviction. Edgar Smith was charged with first-degree murder July 2014 when a store surveillance tape, which showed that the perpetrator was clearly not him, was lost or mishandled by the prosecutor. Now, weeks before the trial, the prosecutor has an "edited" tape that shows Edgar in the scene and a new witness who can identify him. Edgar is not the only black male in the Shelby County Jail system who has been held for years under false allegations or by the prosecutor mishandling the evidence. We are tired of having our black males taken away from their families for years just to set them free without restitution or getting the public defender to make them feel like it's no matter if you are innocent or not, you need to take this deal because there is no hope.

TO: Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30334 K. David Cooke, Jr. Macon Judicial Circuit 2nd Floor, Grand Building 661 Mulberry Street Macon, Georgia 31201 Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza. Black Lives Matter http://blacklivesmatter.com Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice/Civil Rights Division 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Judge Howard Z. Simms Superior Court Judge 601 Mulberry St Macon, GA 31201 State Office Georgia NAACP State Office 100 Edgewood Ave, SE, Suite 1610 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Rev. Al Sharpton National Action Network House of Justice National Headquarters 106 W. 145th Street New York, NY 10039 Macon, Georgia Superior Court Judge Howard Simms, and K. David Cooke, Jr. Bibb County Georgia District Attorney must go. The community has stood by quietly, helpless, and observed these individuals giving prejudicial sentences to young citizens in our community. Judge Simms has the chutzpah to verbally abuse most defendants in his unrelenting and harsh sentencing methods. Judge Howard Simms and District Attorney David Cooke, Jr. are two sides of the same coin. These two gentlemen must go; they have destroyed families all over Macon, Georgia just to score political points, and notwithstanding, most defendants are innocent who could not afford an applicable legal defense. Simms and Cooke should have conducted themselves to the standards in the code of professional responsibilities. These are high standards, which they have not met. A lawyer, judge, and a district attorney who violate the code must be charged with professional misconduct. Judge Simms has verbally abuse defendants and most family members in his reckless verbal assaults. When a judge acts inappropriately while overseeing a case, we have the option of filing a complaint. Complaints are not something to be taken lightly and should be filed only when the judge has truly acted in a way that violates ethical standards. He has! Judge Simms violated this standard in the State of Georgia VS. Devontae Haywood. Judge Simms has constantly humiliated innocent defendants more often than not. All the while he rightly owned his own personal misdeeds. Judge Simms has his own unprofessional skeleton bones in his closet. Judge Simms did not uphold the integrity of the judiciary here, and he has violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the criminal statutes. Not to mention, Judge Simms and District Attorney Cooke violated Mr. Devontae Haywood's civil and constitutional rights. Anytime a judge sentenced an innocent defendant to prison, that judge has committed a crime. These are all violations of Canon 1. A nondiscriminatory judge shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety with his unseemly disrespect to the court. Judge Simms demonstrated impropriety with the appearance of impropriety. These are all violations of Canon 2. Judge Simms sentenced Devontae Haywood, an innocent and petrified child, to an elongated prison sentence. This made no sense based upon the facts and the law. We believe he has shown the appearance of impropriety. Canon 2-A states; • A Judge shall respect and comply with the law. • A Judge shall promote public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary. • A Judge shall promote public confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary. Judge Simms defamed this young child. Judge Simms conveyed an act of communication that caused Mr. Haywood to be shamed, ridiculed, and lowered in the estimation of the community and he has suffered a damaged reputation. Judge Simms is notorious in defaming defendants just to get his fifteen minutes of fame with the media, or he is desperately trying to get himself a reality show at the expense of innocent and wrongly accuse defendants. Mr. Haywood could not afford a good defense attorney. His court appointed attorney (Larry Fouche’) was unproductive and ineffective at best, and extremely amateurish at worse. Moreover, Attorney Larry Fouche’ openly communicated to Mr. Haywood that prior to this inequitable sentencing phase; the prosecutor did not have any physical evidence against him. He frightened Mr. Haywood and told him by going to trial it could lead to a life sentence, which is why they hoodwinked and tricked him to take a plea. To this day, we don’t know whether Attorney Larry Fouche’ was working for Mr. Haywood, or the district attorney, or Judge Simms. What we do know, he only spoke five sentences or less, which were scarcely perceptible to Mr. Haywood defense. Mr. Larry Fouche’ needs to be investigated by the State Bar of Georgia. Judge Simms must tender his resignation as a judicial official in the State of Georgia. District Attorney Cooke must apologize to the citizens of Macon, Georgia, and then relinquish his position as District Attorney, where he has caused great pain and sleepless nights to this community. He has brought a great shame to this district attorney office. We are not going away! We will not kick the can down the road! This is not a sugar high! This will not flame out! This is a watershed moment! We are seeking justice! Dr. M.L. King Jr. writes, “Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere.” The Prophet Amos states, “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24). Successful movements always start with one person!