Name: William (Wayward Bill) Chengelis

Condition/Illness: Chronic Pain. I fell from a ladder in 2003 and crippled my left hand. It is no longer fully functional and is affected by hot and cold weather. I also suffer from spasms and sharp pain.

Home: Denver, Colorado

Occupation: Chairman, US Marijuana Party

Using Medical Cannabis Since: 2009




Name: December Kennedy

Condition/Illness: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Home: Denver, Colorado
Occupation: Mom/Mad Hatters Glass Slinger
Using Medical Cannabis Since: 2006

Why did you start using medical cannabis?
I started using cannabis in 2006, and within a month, I was able to stop refilling about a dozen pharmaceutical prescriptions. Cannabis helps relieve the pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without the side effects you get from pharmaceuticals.

A wise man not only wrote those words, he lived those words. In 2009, I discovered "You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought," one of Peter McWilliams' books that topped the New York Times bestseller list. That book helped heal me. I was so touched, I wanted to thank the author. After reading online that he had passed away, I was stunned.

I wanted to do something, anything, to honor this man's life. With his mother's approval, I began a MySpace Page. Facebook followed. Then in 2010, I was fortunate enough to obtain PeterMcWilliams.org and set out to redesign and update an official portal to all that is Peter McWilliams.