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Heather Sparks is a 20 year college student and marijuana legalization activist who has suffered from chronic back pain caused by arthritis since the age of eight. In January of 2012, Heather was arrested for misdemeanor possession of 3 grams of marijuana, which she uses to control her pain and live comfortably without the use of narcotics. After six court dates, Heather was convicted of her charge and given 12 months of probation, along with the following terms: Undergo a Drug & Alcohol Evaluation - $95 Submit to Random Drug Tests - $35+ each Pay a Monthly Probation Fee - $39 per month Complete 40 hours of community service Heather must also pay a fine of $200 and a public defender fee of $50 by the 8th of September. Thankfully, her public defender was able to work out probation with early termination. This means that when her community service is completed and her fines and fees paid, her probation will end and her charges will be dropped. Two weeks after Heather quit smoking cannabis, she was admitted to the hospital for severe back and neck pain which caused intense headaches, and eventually a debilitating 3-day long migraine. She was given shots for inflammation and pain, xrays, and prescriptions for pain pills, anti-inflammatory pills, and a narcotic, all of which she told the doctor she was not comfortable taking. These medications cause Heather to be emotionally unstable, irritable, and very tired. When not on these medications, Heather is in severe pain due to copious amounts of knots and extreme tension throughout the left side of her back and neck. Using cannabis not only helps to ease her pain, but also shrinks her knots and allows for her tension to release, allowing for relief even when the initial effects of cannabis have worn off. As college students who are arrested for drug-related crimes during a school term lose eligibility for financial aid in the state of Georgia, Heather was forced to take her last semester off and move back to North Georgia with her family. While she recently gained employment, she will not start working in time to have the rest of the money needed to terminate her probation by her first meeting date, September 17th. Heather is asking her friends, family, and the cannabis legalization activism community for small donations to help with her legal fees so that she may get off probation as soon as possible and once again control her pain in a safe and comfortable manner. She has already acquired $200 of her legal fees and only needs $250 for the rest of her costs, including transportation costs to get to her probation meeting and back. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.