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 Vlr_r_,:'_.R_snfeld wax.on hi=m-feet- moving furniture all day loog_,, The
 I i fti nO and wal kin_ c_umed _eriO_L_: p_blems.==_ mu_cl _ _o_ tissues r_bb_d over
 . the spurs of bone. He tore muscles and h_orrhaged almost daily°
 2g,: Rosenfeld_s symptoms first appeared about the age of teno Varlous
 drugs were prescribed for hlm for pain relief° He was taking extremely powerfu)
 - _ __cs. By_m_age of ig his therapy included 300 mg. of Sopor (a powerful
 i]
 sleeping agent) and very high doses of Oi!laudid. Re was found to be allergic to
 barbiturates. Taking massive doses of pain control drugs, as prescribed, made
 i_ very d_ff!cult for Rosenfeld to function norma)lyo If he took enough of them
 °_o control the pain, he could barely concentrate on his schoolwork. By the time
 he reached his early twenties Ro_enfeld's monthly drug imtake _a_ betweem 120 to
 140 Oilaudld tablets_ 30 or more $opor sleeping pills and dozens of muscle
 relaxants.
 30. k% college in Florida Rosenfeld was introduced to marijuana by
 classmates_ He experimented with it recreatiomally_ He never experienced
 _high" or "buzz _ or "floating sensation _' from ito One day he smoked marijuana
 while playing chest _i_h a frle_do It had been very difficult for him to sit
 for more than five or ten minutes at a time _ecause of tumors in the backs of
 his !egso Suddenly he realized that, absorbed in his chess game, and smoking
 marijuana, he had remained sitting for over a_ hour - v_ith no pain. He
 experimented further and found that his pain was reduced whenever he smoked
 marijuana.
 _l. Rosenfeld told hls doctor of his discovery. The doctor opined
 that it was possible that the marijuama was relieving the pain. Something
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