Ed McCann

Virginia

"Cannabis is a wonderful plant with infinite uses and benefits that millions of people worldwide truly enjoy. I now understand what generations of others have -- that marijuana is a miraculous herb that enhances one's outlook on life.

"Cannabis has enabled me to interact with various kinds of people that I probably wouldn't have interacted with otherwise. It has energized me into activism. It has allowed me to discover small details in movies, music, writing, and many other realms that I wouldn't have discovered 'sober'."

• Computational linguist; software developer
  

• BA in Linguistics and Spanish; knows some Russian and French and bits of many other languages, can program, play the piano and trumpet
  

• Enjoys playing with his dog, walking, traveling, programming, and cooking
  

• Eagle scout; volunteers for Habitat for Humanity; donates blood