Kidney patient taken off transplant list for using medical marijuana 'It helps me function. It helps me take care of my kids' Published: 7 hours ago
(WGME-TV) A kidney patient in Maine has been taken off a transplant wait list for using medical marijuana.
State lawmakers are now considering a bill that would prohibit Maine hospitals from doing that, even though one local hospital says there are medical reasons to disqualify patients who use pot.
Kidney patient taken off transplant list for using medical marijuana
by Boris
Mar 30, 2017
Kidney patient taken off transplant list for using medical marijuana
'It helps me function. It helps me take care of my kids'
Published: 7 hours ago
(WGME-TV) A kidney patient in Maine has been taken off a transplant wait list for using medical marijuana.
State lawmakers are now considering a bill that would prohibit Maine hospitals from doing that, even though one local hospital says there are medical reasons to disqualify patients who use pot.
Garry Godfrey has Alport Syndrome, a hereditary disease which causes renal failure at a young age. He says it also causes debilitating pain, nausea and anxiety.
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