Cathy is arguably one of the most famous medical cannabis users in Florida. Cathy Jordan was born on New Year’s Day and left this earth on the Fourth of July. She created fireworks wherever she went.
Cathy passed away at her home in the Bradenton area. She served the Florida Cannabis Action Network until the day she died. She was President of Florida Cannabis Action Network from 2011-2016, when she joined the Board. Cathy was a seasoned lobbyist having personally met with elected officials in her local district, Tallahassee, and Washington, DC, including meeting Governors Jeb Bush and Rick Scott. She was the lead patient in protests and demonstrations in Florida, Texas, and DC.
Cathy was well-respected as a hairdresser in her Delaware hometown when she found she couldn’t control her hands. The 1986 diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) was a death sentence. Doctors told Cathy to put her house in order; a diagnosis of ALS means 3-5 years to live with a probability you will die choking to death.
Cathy took her fate in her own hands. She was determined to winter in Florida in order to save enough muscle relaxants to die with dignity at a time of her choosing. On a beach near Bradenton, Florida she smoked a strain of cannabis that halted the progress of her disease.
For over 30 years Cathy was an outspoken advocate for the use of cannabis and its life-saving properties. Modern science has now proven what she knew all along; Cannabis is an effective treatment for neurological diseases like ALS, MS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. Learn more about Cathy on Facebook at the Cathy Jordan Movie page. Here is that link.
