Andy Caisse is a political activist in
Manitoba,
Canada. He has campaigned provincially as a candidate of the
Libertarian Party, and federally as a candidate of the
Marijuana Party.Caisse has
multiple sclerosis, and is one of a small number of
Canadians who may legally own and consume
marijuana for medicinal purposes. He suffers from a weakened
central nervous system, and usually requires assistance in rolling individual cigarettes. Caisse has used a wheelchair since
1995.In
2001, Caisse met
Chris Buors (later the leader of the Manitoba Libertarian Party) at a pro-marijuana rally in front of the
Manitoba legislature. Caisse subsequently became involved in Buors's Manitoba Compassion Club, and organization that supplies medicinal marijuana to its members. In
2002 (at age 34), he was the subject of a profile by Cannabis News magazine. Caisse supports the full legalization of marijuana use.
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