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Became a spokeswoman for medicinal use of marijuana after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Specialized in improvisational theater.

Rasnick co-founded the Public Works Improvisational Theatre in 1973. During the 1970s, she directed and acted in many free-form improvisational performances based on ideas suggested by her audiences.

Became a spokeswoman for medicinal use of marijuana after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1997. She was among Californians who benefited from the 1996 passage of Proposition 215, an initiative that allowed small amounts of marijuana to be grown and distributed for medicinal purposes.