Pubdate: Tue, 28 Apr 2015
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
Copyright: 2015 Associated Press
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PATIENTS WANT HOSPITALS TO ALLOW MARIJUANA USE

(AP) - Medical marijuana patients in Maine are urging state lawmakers 
to allow use of smokeless forms of the drug in hospitals. Patients, 
their caregivers, and dispensary representatives told lawmakers 
Monday that many patients are denied the drug or have to use it 
discreetly because most hospitals do not allow it. The bill is 
getting pushback from hospital officials and doctors, the Portland 
Press Herald reported. They say they could lose federal funding if 
they allow medical marijuana. Samantha Brown told lawmakers that her 
3-year-old daughter uses marijuana to treat seizures but has been 
denied access to it during hospital visits. Brown said that left her 
in the "uncomfortable position" of having to use it covertly.
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