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marijuana's medical use for patients undergoing chemotherapy
treatments.
54. Once again the doctor's comments were not
encouraging. He explained that_ while he knew many of his
1 ...... patients were smoking or eating marijuanas he did not plan to
participate in the Washington state program° He said that
[ despite the law there was still a lot of paperwork involved in
getting into the program. In effect, through his comments, he
confirmed what we already knew _- it was easier for us to get
it for Josh's marijuana illegally than it was for the doctor to
get by presciption through the governments
55. In realitys the federal government's refusal to
admit that marijuana has medical value fozces parents and
patients into the streets to meet their medical needs° I was
outraged by this callous indifference to my son's genuine
medical needs _- to the needs of anyone, child or adult, who
could benefit from marijuana, in effect, the law made my
husband and I criminals for providing our son with the medical
relief he required if he was to live through his "life-
pro!onging '_ chemotherapy treatments°
56. Joshes doctor also told us that, even if he
became involved in the Washington State Program, there was
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nothing he could do to help Josh° The Washington state program
was limited to patients over the age of eighteen years.
Minors_ even with parental consents could not become "research
subjects." Children were consigned to suffers
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