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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A California woman whose doctor says marijuana is the only medicine keeping her alive is not immune from federal prosecution on drug charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The case was brought by Angel Raich, an Oakland mother of two who suffers from scoliosis, a brain tumor, chronic nausea and other ailments. On her doctor's advice, she eats or smokes marijuana every couple of hours to ease her pain and bolster a nonexistent appetite as conventional drugs did not work.
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Now, personally I'm of the opinion that the 'medical marijuana' as a focal point is actually doing a disservice to the greater issue at hand, namely the right to control what one puts in one's own body, but seriously, what kind of heartless jerk wouldn't be willing to forgo a dying woman whatever makes her feel better, whether it's smoking pot or eating dustmites?
I should be outraged on multiple levels, but this garbage doesn't shock or surprise me anymore.