My best friend's wife- just diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor

[Gregorian]

They have decided on chemotherapy. There is a study that shows how cannabinoids in conjunction with chemo has improved results over just chemo, so that is how they wish to proceed. But here's the trouble- even though they live in Washington, where cannabis is legal, they can't get it in their county. I was talking with him yesterday where he was lamenting the republican, choleric politicians in his county who are adamant about keeping the evil cannabis out of their county. So even though they live just minutes from Portland, they are having to drive to Seattle in order to get a few clones to grow.

And then it gets even worse. Since he lives in a conservative neighborhood, and he has a government job, he is not only concerned about the Feds arresting him for having plants, but he is concerned he might lose his job if that were to happen. So he's worried about having a nine year old boy, possibly without a mother, and a father in jail. Nice.

I'm writing this to paint the picture that even though it may be decriminalized under some circumstances in some states, the fed is still a looming threat, and so are some forces who want to keep it out of their communities.

So legal, but maybe not much of an improvement for some.