He’s Republican, born-again and a medical marijuana patient

Iron Range resident K.K. Forss has found medical marijuana to be a substantial relief for pain he suffers as the result of a disc that burst in his neck. The self-described registered Republican and born-again Christian uses marijuana for pain he says is constant and debilitating.

Forss’ statements make up the second ad in a series put out by Minnesotans for Compassionate Care urging Gov. Tim Pawlenty to sign the medical marijuana bill currently working its way through the Minnesota Legislature: