Utah Democratic candidate for governor appeals for medical marijuana hours after wife pleads guilty to pot charges : sltrib

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Utah Democratic candidate for governor appeals for medical marijuana hours after wife pleads guilty to pot charges

Utah Democratic candidate for governor appeals for medical marijuana hours after wife pleads guilty to pot charges

Donna Weinholtz, 61, said marijuana was the best way for her to treat arthritis and degenerative spinal conditions that left her unable to get out of bed, sometimes for weeks."I, like many Utahns, made a deliberate and conscious decision to use cannabis, knowing full well that it is against the law," she said."I have faith the law will change."


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The Latest: Governor hopeful pushes to legalize medical pot

The Latest: Governor hopeful pushes to legalize medical pot

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a Utah candidate for governor whose wife pleaded guilty to pot possession charges for using the drug to treat chronic pain (all times local):4:15 p.m.Utah's Democratic candidate for governor says he supports legalizing medical marijuana to bring relief to people like his wife, who pleaded guilty to charges of pot possession in connection to the drug she uses to treat chronic pain.Mike Weinholtz said in an emotional news conference Tuesday that the current laws leave doctors with little choice but to prescribe powerful painkillers with a risk of addiction that has made opioids an epidemic in Utah and elsewhere.Donna Weinholtz says she suffers from arthritis and degenerative spinal conditions that left her unable to leave her bed some days.


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San Jose City Council approves medical pot deliveries, multiple grow sites – The Mercury News

San Jose City Council approves medical pot deliveries, multiple grow sites – The Mercury News

SAN JOSE — In an effort to quash illegal pot delivery services that have mushroomed in recent years, San Jose leaders Tuesday agreed to allow the city's 16 sanctioned pot shops to deliver marijuana to a patient's front door."The truth is that delivery has been the hardest part of the illegal marketplace to enforce," said Michelle McGurk, an assistant to the city manager who oversees the medical marijuana policy."And new illegal deliveries are popping up every day."But a heated discussion about when San Jose should explore allowing medical pot distributors, manufacturers and testing labs in the city led to a clash on the City Council and a rare re-vote.


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