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_the committeer the only drug that provided his @Laughter with
any relief from the debilitating side effects of her chemo-
therapy treatments° It was easy for°us to identify with
Reverend Negen's obvious distress_ Be was bein_ forced to
break the law in order to provide _or his daughter's medical
needs. In the same ways we had to break the law to meet
Keith_s medical needs.
63. Deborah Negen was even more eloquent as she testified
about how marijuana helped her cope with the vemiting and
nausea caused by her chemotherapy treatments_ She pleaded with
the committee for help and asked them to consider that other
seriously ill people were needlessly suffe=ing0_ We were deeply
moved by this family's anguished testimony° The story was so
familiar_0so close to home. We knew exactly how Reverend
Negen felt about having to break the law. It is not" something
we did lightly_ but something we were compelled to do by
circumstances beyond our control°
64. Following the hearings in the House, my family
received even more calls from newspapers, television and radio
stations asking _or more information. Cancer patients
continued to call us seeking help or asking how they could help
get the legislation enacted. We also received more marijuana
in the mail from people trying to help Keith. Keith continued
to distribute the marijuana he could not use to other cancer
patients° Be also continued to speak with patients who called
for helpt but he was very weak.
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