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Thousands of Arizonans get Medical Marijuana Cards

Cronkite News:

“WASHINGTON – More than 7,500 Arizonans had been approved for personal medical marijuana licenses as of Wednesday, despite a well-publicized court battle that has delayed implementation of other parts of the law.

The court fight between the state and federal governments has temporarily halted approval of marijuana dispensaries but not personal licenses, which had been granted to 7,570 individuals and 270 caregivers by this week. The Arizona Department of Health Services could not say how many of the caregivers, if any, also had patient licenses.

Only seven patient applications have been denied so far and 93 percent of applications for caregivers — who help patients administer their medical marijuana — have been approved.

Three-quarters of approved patients are men and about 60 percent are older than 41. But the department said two minors have also had applications approved. The vast majority of applicants cited chronic pain as the reason they needed medical marijuana.”

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Father Says Medical Marijuana Saved His 2-Year-Old From Cancer

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Doctors said 2-year-old Cash Hyde would likely die after they found a stage 4 brain tumor surrounding his optic nerve just a year ago this week. When no treatments worked to cure his 2-year-old son Cash’s brain tumor, Mike Hyde did something drastic: he gave his little boy  a dose of cannabis oil. Initially it was to get him to start eating again, Cash had been so sick he went 40 days without eating.

Mike Hyde, who lives with his family in Montana where medical marijuana is legal, uses pot to treat his “attention deficit disorder” . Mike got the oil from his regular supplier. However, Cash was being treated deep in Mormon country in Salt Lake City, where medical marijuana is illegal. Hyde had to slip his son the drug without his doctor’s knowing and now just before Cash’s 3rd birthday he is cancer-free!

Father Syas Medical Marijuana Saved His 2 Year Old