Antelope, CA
On January 1, 2008 Mrs. Mae Nutt, “Grandma Marijuana”, passed away at the age of 86.
Mae Nutt, motivated by the sickness of her son Keith and his increased quality of life using medicinal cannabis for his terminal cancer, began distributing medical cannabis to other ill and dying patients in Beaverton, Michigan, her home.
Mae, Grandma Marijuana, is an icon, a model of compassion and an inspiration for those who need and those who provide therapeutic marijuana.
Mae and her beloved husband Arnold Nutt dedicated themselves to educating the US public about the medical uses of cannabis. They were named “Citizens of the Year” by the Drug Policy Foundation, DC in 1990.
Mae was Vice-president and co-founder of the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, the first organization in the modern US to advocate for a patient's right to medical marijuana.
Mae was a sitting, Founding Director of Patients Out of Time, an educational charity that educates health care professionals and the US public about the efficacy of therapeutic cannabis.
Mae's family is planning a memorial service on her birthday, June 28, 2008 in Beaverton, Michigan.
It was the wish of Mae that donations in her name be made to Patients Out of Time.
Memorial service information and more about Mae -- view here
Press and journalists contact:
Al Byrne, co-founder
Patients Out of Time
1472 Fish Pond Rd.
Howardsville, VA 24562
phone: (434) 263-4484
fax: (434) 263-6753
al@medicalcannabis.com
