support for medical marijuana 2020

Below is a list of medical and health care professionals, law enforcement representatives, leaders in the faith community, veterans and other prominent professionals who believe medical marijuana would be a beneficial treatment option to qualifying patients in Mississippi who have debilitating medical conditions.

1. Barbara Allen – Harrison County Republican Party Executive Committee

2. Debra Allen, MSN, RN – President, Mississippi Nurses Association

3. David Armstrong – Former Prosecutor, Mayor and Candidate for U.S. Congress

4. Haley Arndt – Former Prosecutor

5. Dr. Zachary K. Baldwin, M.D. – Vascular Surgeon

6. Todd Barrett, R. Ph. – Past President, Mississippi Board of Pharmacy

7. James M. Bateman – President, EnviroTurf Services, LLC

8. William M. Billingsley – Retired Home Health Care Executive; Veteran, Officer in the Army Medical Service Corps.

9. Rep. Joel Bomgar (R) – Mississippi Legislature

10. SSG Nathan Boyd – Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom

11. Justin Brasell – Founder, Triumph Campaigns

12. Pat Bruce – Chairman, Madison County Conservative Coalition

13. Matthew Burrow – Vice President, America’s Liberty PAC

14. Angie Calhoun – Austin’s Mom and Medical Marijuana Advocate

15. Grant Callen – Nonprofit CEO

16. Kayla Carr, MSN, RN, FNP-C – Assistant Professor of Nursing

17. Maggie Clark – Founder, Maggie Clark Media Services

18. Juan Cloy – Former Assistant Police Chief, Police Union President, FBI Task Force Agent, Master Law Enforcement Instructor, and SWAT Team Leader

19. D.A. Scott Colom – District Attorney, 16th Judicial District, Mississippi

20. BJ Cougle, PharmD – Owner, BJ’s Family Pharmacy

21. Rep. Dana Criswell (R) – Mississippi Legislature

22. Dr. Kenneth I. Cronin, M.D. – Diplomate, American Board of Addiction Medicine

23. Ronnie Crudup Jr. – Executive Director, New Horizon Ministries, Inc.

24. Jason Dean, Ph. D. – Chair, State Board of Education

25. Mayor Shea Dobson (R) – City of Ocean Springs

26. Christy Dunaway – Former Executive Director, LIFE of Mississippi, Disability Rights Advocacy

27. Ashley Durval – Harper Grace’s Mom and Medical Marijuana Advocate

28. Dr. Timothy D. Estes, M.D., CMD – Certified Medical Director, Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

29. Spence Flatgard – Partner, Watkins & Eager

30. Neil Forbes - Partner at HORNE, LLP, U.S. Army Veteran, former Deputy Sheriff

31. Leigh Gault, BSN, RN – Cardiology Nurse

32. Gerard Gibert – Business Executive

33. Bishop Duncan Gray – Retired Episcopal Bishop of Mississippi

34. Dr. James Griffin, M.D. – Chief Medical Officer, Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative

35. Lt. Col. (Ret.) David Hamby, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AG/ACNP-BC – Veteran, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

36. Dr. Claude Harbarger, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (ENT)

37. Arnie Hederman – Partner, Clearwater Group; Former Chairman, Mississippi Republican Party

38. Dr. Phyllis Hollenbeck, M.D., FAAFP – Author & Primary Care Physician

39. Rep. Abe Hudson (D) – Mississippi Legislature

40. Kevin Jones – President, Parkinson’s Disease Association, Mississippi Chapter

41. Rep. Kabir Karriem (D) – Mississippi Legislature

42. Dr. Sharon T. LaRose, M.D. – Board Certified Psychiatrist

43. Francis Lee – President & CEO, Tower Loan; Member, Mississippi Republican Party Executive Committee

44. Dr. Lishia Lee, PhD, RN-BC – Associate Professor of Nursing

45. Dr. Philip Levin, M.D., FACEP – President, Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

46. Tim Mask - President, MWB Creative

47. Dr. Barry McCay, M.D. – Diagnostic Radiologist

48. Sarah McGraw, RN, MSN – Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner

49. Dr. Jule P. Miller III, M.D. – Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

50. James Moore – Former Alderman & Reserve Police Officer – Petal, MS

51. Tim Moore – President & CEO, Mississippi Hospital Association

52. Dr. Jack Moriarity, M.D. – Neurosurgeon

53. Jessica Pace – Rylee’s Mom and Medical Marijuana Advocate

54. Dr. Katherine Patterson, M.D., FAAFP – Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians

55. Ronnie Pollard – President, Mid-South Security & Fire LLC; Former Lieutenant, DeSoto County Sheriff's Dept.

56. Michael Preston, LPC, LMFT – Owner, Jackson Family Counseling

57. Jon Pritchett – Former President & CEO, Mississippi Center for Public Policy

58. Clarke Reed – Former Chairman, Mississippi Republican Party

59. Conner Reeves - Former General Counsel, Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA)

60. Rev. Dr. CJ Rhodes – President, Clergy for Prison Reform

61. Spencer Ritchie – Partner, Forman Watkins & Former Executive Director of the Mississippi Republican Party

62. Paul Robinson – President, Jenna Robinson Charities

63. Lissa Ruhl, RN, CCM – Rehabilitation Nurse

64. Dr. Michael L. Sanders, M.D, CPE – Primary Care Physician, Face Value Health DPC, PLLC

65. Paula Shamsie – Executive Director, ALS Association, Mississippi Chapter

66. Jeff Smith – Attorney

67. Councilman De'Keither Stamps (D) – Councilman, City of Jackson; Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

68. Jordan F. Starnes – CFO, The Consulting Group

69. Rev. Seth Still – Lead Planting Pastor, Crosstown Fellowship Church, PCA – Cleveland, MS

70. Mike Straumietis – CEO, Advanced Nutrients LTD

71. Jeanne J. Tate – Chairperson, Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation

72. Kari Thomas – Former Police Officer

73. Marilyn Tinnin – Founder, Mississippi Christian Living

74. Tres Townsend – Executive Director, Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi

75. Dr. Jack Walters, M.D. – Board Certified Physician, Anesthesiology/Pain Management

76. Dr. Eric Warren, M.D. – Board Certified Psychiatrist

77. Cody Weaver – President, Weaver Enterprises LLC; U.S. Navy Service Disabled Veteran

78. Dr. Matthew B. Wesson, M.D. – Board Certified Ophthalmologist

79. Jimmy Williams – Retired Police Officer – Oxford, MS