[420 Girl]

A former Miss New Jersey has put down her tiara and is rolling up her sleeves to fight for the legalization of medical marijuana.

The New Jersey state senate approved a bill that would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in February. While the bill awaits approval by the state’s assembly and then Gov. Jon S. Corzine, Georgine DiMaria is using her former title and her personal experience battling medical issues to raise state and national awareness about legalizing marijuana for the people who need it the most.

Georgine DiMaria, 24, won the Miss New Jersey pageant and went on to compete in the Miss America pageant in 2006. Since then, she’s served as a national spokeswoman for the American Lung Association.

DiMaria uses medical marijuana to treat her severe case of asthma after rescue inhalers and other forms of treatment failed to get her condition under control. Her asthma was so bad that it left her bedridden, forcing her to be homeschooled.

“When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters,” DiMaria said.

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