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Medical Marijuana Gets Personal

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Forget the snickers and puns being made about Florida’s medical marijuana amendment. Amendment 2 is a serious, serious issue for people whose loved ones could see painful medical side effects lessened by using cannabis, Gary Stein says in Context Florida

His own mother’s cancer treatment in Michigan led him to explore the use of medical marijuana, where he wondered, “What would you do to save the life of someone you love?”

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