April 15 2008 - Supporters of medical marijuana use have launched a television ad in Minnesota to help pass legislation pertaining to the medical use of the drug.If passed, the legislation would legalize the use of marijuana for cancer patients and other patients in chronic pain due to their condition or disease.

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is not in favor of the bill which needs to be passed by the House and has stated that he will veto it if it lands on his desk.

“We need to get it off the House floor, obviously, to get it on the governor’s desk,” said Neal Levine of the Marijuana Policy Project. “But once that happens, the governor has three days to act. So we need to start putting pressure on the governor as well, because poll after poll shows that Minnesotans support this by a 2 to 1 margin. So we want Minnesotans to contact the governor and let him know that they support this compassionate legislation.”

The State Senate has passed the bill which now must be passed by the House before being signed by the Governor.