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Cancer patient on medical marijuana denied transplant for substance abuse

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Cancer patient on medical marijuana denied transplant for substance abuse

A MAN with liver cancer is denied a transplant. Why? Well, he’s taken medical marijuana. This makes him a substance abuser. You can treat your pain with other approved drugs. But having been given medial marijuana, the patient is banned from getting a new liver. How can this be right?

Spotter: Sullivan

Posted: 2nd, March 2012 | In: Reviews | Comment