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Article: New push for medical marijuana legalization; Advocates will bring forward cancer and HIV-AIDS victims to make their case, but they still face a tough road.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 11, 2009
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Byline: MARK BRUNSWICK; BOB VON STERNBERG; Staff Writers
Backers of medical marijuana want the face of Stephanie Whiting-Shadinger to be one of those Minnesota lawmakers remember as debate resumes at the State Capitol on allowing some patients to use the now-illegal drug. Whiting-Shadinger died in 2003 at age 26, suffering from malignant melanoma that required experimental treatments, chemotherapy and 10 surgeries. Daily doses of pain killers failed to relieve her misery.
Joni Whiting, a suburban grandma from Jordan, will be testifying today in a Senate committee that she reluctantly abandoned her anti-drug sentiments and went along with her daughter ...