cannabisnews.com: Smoking Pot Eases Wife's Pain, Court Told Smoking Pot Eases Wife's Pain, Court Told Posted by FoM on November 29, 2001 at 08:12:18 PT By Nathalie Trepanier, Ottawa Sun Source: Ottawa Sun High drama played out in Hull court yesterday as Raymond Turmel wrapped up his defence with the testimony of his disabled wife. Denise Beaudoin could only pronounce her name while being sworn in before she burst into uncontrollable sobs. "Fifty-six," she finally managed when asked her age. Beaudoin was called to her husband's trial to explain her numerous pains and problems with depression. Turmel, 49, is accused of possessing and cultivating marijuana with the intent to traffic. Several witnesses, including Beaudoin, told the court that Turmel provided the marijuana to ease their suffering. The court heard how Beaudoin had been in a car accident in 1989 and hospitalized for three months as a result. "I took a lot of medication for pain and they all had side effects," she told the court. "I would vomit, get dizzy and throw up too," Beaudoin continued through a stream of tears. "It's really bad. I've always got pain." Beaudoin said she met Turmel during the ice storm of 1998 when the two lived on the same block. Almost immediately, she said, she began taking marijuana to ease her pain. "The only thing that helps is smoking marijuana," Beaudoin said. Asked by the Crown how much marijuana she would smoke before her husband was arrested in July 2000 and his plants seized, Beaudoin became angry, insisting she could not estimate the quantity. Pressed by the judge, Beaudoin guessed she probably smoked about five or six joints a day. Beaudoin's physician, Dr. Carole Williams, also burst into tears when sworn in yesterday. The jury had already been told that Williams' brother had been killed about 10 years ago and the return to court prompted painful memories. Williams testified that Beaudoin insisted she felt better when smoking marijuana. Final arguments are expected on Monday. Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)Author: Nathalie Trepanier, Ottawa SunPublished: Thursday, November 29, 2001 Copyright: 2001, Canoe Limited PartnershipContact: editor sunpub.comWebsite: http://www.fyiottawa.com/ottsun.shtmlFTE's Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by mayan on November 29, 2001 at 16:05:03 PT Till The Medicine Takes... I read somewhere that Canada's Health Minister,Allan Rock, was subpoenaed in this case. In a recent Cannabis Culture mag there is a picture of Rock inspecting the buds in the mine where Canada's medical marijuana is being grown. He has a hard hat on & this hugh smile on his face...like he just sampled some of the medicine! [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by goneposthole on November 29, 2001 at 11:18:18 PT My wife had a herniated disc. The witch doctor wanted to do 20,000 dollars worth of surgery to remove the herniated area. She said no. I purchased heavy sedatives that more of less incapacitated her. She took the medications for a day and could not handle the effects of the druuuuugs; so she stopped.We got a six pack of beer and some of God's kind bud (It comes from nowhere else, you know).She felt much better and recovered with chiropractic care. We are very glad that we approached her condition with patience and nonsurgical care. It took more time but was worth the effort.It doesn't count because it is all antecdotal evidence. Shhhhh! Don't tell anybody that kind bud helps. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Xanaralk on November 29, 2001 at 11:16:12 PT The Courts They have much better chances of winning in Canada ,Let's hope they do win... Canadian courts are more progressive than US courts. In Canada ,the court ruled drug testing ILLEGAL ,excepted in rare , very security sensitive jobs. The decision of our courts make yours in the US look very regressive and out of touch. People in the US will realize this someday and will follow our lead , even though our "lead" is quite weak ... [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on November 29, 2001 at 10:37:00 PT TroutMask Thank you for the link. I'll use it on any more articles. I didn't know they had a web site. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by TroutMask on November 29, 2001 at 10:20:07 PT Turmel on the front lines Mr. Turmel's Medical Marijuana site:http://www.medpot.net/Mr. Turmel (and of course his wife and many other ill people) is on the front lines, attacking marijuana prohibition in Canada. He is a hero.-TM [ Post Comment ] Post Comment