Kidney patient taken off transplant list for using medical marijuana quoting : Oklahoma's News Channel

However, they say once off marijuana, patients can requalify and be put back on the waiting list. it helps me take care of my kids."In 2003, he was put on Maine medical Center's transplant list. "I've tried so many pharmaceuticals and none of them worked, but the medical cannabis does," Godfrey told WGME. "I was informed that they changed their policy, that you can no longer use marijuana," Godfrey said. "I was taken off the list."The center told WGME that transplant patients are not allowed to use marijuana due to the risk of an invasive fungal infection.




CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates held their first reading and discussion on the Senate's version of the medical marijuana bill, ahead of schedule, Thursday evening. That commission would include medical professionals, law enforcement officials, and government agency representatives, to establish and oversee a state medical marijuana program. The move was passed by a vote of 54-40-6, making this medical marijuana bill the first of its kind to ever get to the house floor. UPDATE 3/31/17 @ 5:15 p.m.CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- After a push to force the medical marijuana bill to the House floor, the Judiciary chairman asked Friday for some extra time to work on the bill. Pushkin says the historic vote is proof that public opinion on the issue of medical marijuana is warming.

WV House Judiciary chief stalls medical marijuana bill

The bill (SB 386), the West Virginia medical Cannabis Act, would create the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Commission, which would oversee medical Caffeine regulation in the state. Related Stories WV House fast-tracks medical marijuana billThe chairman of the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee on Friday asked for, and received, more time for his committee to study and amend a bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana. "For many patients, medical marijuana is a far safer alternative to opioids and other prescription drugs," he said. AP file photo The House of Delegates will wait until Monday to again take up a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The Marijuana Policy Project, which advocates for marijuana legalization, recently sent a statement from Matt Simon, a West Virginia native who works for the organization.


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