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 certainly was- there was a drastic decrease in Rosenfeld's need for such drugs
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 as Dilaudid and De_erol and for sleeping pills. The qual']ty of pain relief
 which followed his smoking of marijuana was superior to any he ° had experienced
 before. As his dosages of powerful conventional drugs decreased, Rosenfeld
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 becameless withdrawn from the worlds more able to interact and function. So he
 has continued to the present tl_.
 32. After some time Rosenfeld's doctor accepted the fact that the
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 marijuana was therapeutically helpful to Rosenfeld and submitted an IND appll_
 cation to FDA to obtain supplies of it legally for Rosenfel(_. The doctor has
 insisted, however, that he not be publicly identified. After some effort the
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 IND application was granted. Rosenfeld is receiving supplies of marijuana from
 _IDA. l_osenfeld testified before a ˘o_ittee of the Virginia legislature in
 about 1979 in support of legislation to _ke _rijuana available for therapeutic
 °purposes in that State°
 33. In 1969. at age 19, David Branstetter dove into the shallow end of
 a swiping pool and broke his neck. He became a qu,_draplegic, losing control
 over the move_nt of his arm and legs. After bein,g hospitalized for 18 months
 he returned home. Valiu_ was prescribed for hlm to _educe the severe spasms
 associated with his conditlon. He became mildly addicted to Val:ium_",AYtbough
 it helped mask his spasms, it made Branstetter _ore withdrawn and less able to-
 take care of hi.olaf./' _ st_pe_:t_iBg,_VaT(u_ for fear of the consequences of
 long-forTh addlction_ Hls spasm then became uncontrollable, often becoming so
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 bad they would throw him froB his wheelchair.
 34. In about 1973 Branstetter began smoklng marijuana recreationallyo
 He discovered that his severe spasms stopped whenever he smoked _arijuanao
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