[X]Press Online posted a story on an 82 year old film maker and author from Berkeley, CA who spreads the word of Marijuana decriminalization and medicinal use through her documentary work.

Burch, along with other marijuana advocates and users, promotes marijuana as a natural and healthy alternative to costly and sometimes dangerous prescription medications.

“[Marijuana] is not going to turn your kids into bums who don’t do their homework,� Burch said.

Patients facing depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, chronic pain, and other ailments in California have chosen to defy orders by the federal government and use marijuana as an alternative to taking legal medications that are habit forming or have too many side effects. Despite federal laws prohibiting marijuana usage, medically or otherwise, some Bay Area patients and SF State students continue to use marijuana medically and recreationally.