When state Sen. Daylin Leach wanted to introduce a medical marijuana legalization bill in 2010, he couldn't find any co-sponsors.



That slowly but profoundly changed as a result of what's being called a historic example of grassroots advocacy winning out over deeply held political and social views and the status quo. It was accomplished in large part by mothers of children with a hard-to-control form of seizures, veterans with post traumatic stress disorder and cancer patients. In further defiance of convention, they did it without big money or backing from any major special interest.



