Disgraceful Weed Crackdown Against Dying Kansas Cancer Patient Dismissed

A reminder that weed laws need reform in Kansas and across the nation . . .

Here's part of the story that should inspire a stronger push for weed legalization in the Sunflower State:

"According to the Wichita Eagle, earlier this month, Hays police went to the hospital room of 69-year-old Greg Bretz, who is suffering from terminal cancer, after a hospital worker at Hays Medical Center caught him vaping marijuana. Bretz told the Wichita Eagle he has been vaping, as well as eating THC paste with bread, to relieve symptoms of his condition, since being hospitalized roughly three weeks ago . . .

"Police told Bretz that his vaping device could potentially be a fire hazard due to the presence of oxygen in the room. In many vaping devices, puffing activates the battery-powered heating device, which vaporizes the liquid in the cartridge or reservoir for inhalation."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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