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1st Person in U.S. with a License to be a Pothead!
Posted by FoM on July 06, 1999 at 07:00:18 PT
Source: National Enquirer
Jeanelle Bluhm has a license to smoke dope -- she's the first person in the U.S. with an official permit to use marijuana. "I don't call it pot or grass -- I call it herb," said Jeanelle, 47, a multiple sclerosis patient.
"I've no time for pharmaceuticals to control stress or help me deal with muscle spasms, not when there's a natural herb I can use. "I'm using my green thumb to grow and can some veggies -- and to put some marijuana into Ziploc bags!" Under new laws that went into effect May 21, Oregon residents afflicted by HIV, severe pain, glaucoma, nausea, seizures or muscle spasms can use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms. "To let law enforcement officers have a clear line between who's qualified to have marijuana and who's not, Oregonians voted for a law to issue permits," explained Geoff Sugerman, director of a pro-marijuana group called Oregonians for Medical Rights. FAST FACTS: An estimated 77 million Americans ages 12 and over have used an illegal drug."Patients whose doctors recommend them for marijuana use can grow their own or can designate a caregiver as the grower. They can own seven ounces of pot legally." Jeanelle, a former nurse, was first diagnosed with MS -- a debilitating disease of the nervous system -- in 1982. By 1996 she was racked by spasms so strong they could toss her off a couch. She admits she began using marijuana illegally twice a day to ease her symptoms. Then she joined a grass roots campaign that helped convince voters to approve the law allowing licensed use of the drug, which can't be smoked in public places or while driving. About 150 people have applied for the laminated pot permit, which costs $150 a year. And Jeanelle was the first to be approved, receiving license No. 00001. "It allows me a better quality of life," she added. "I'm 00001 -- an agent for change!" -- PAUL BANNISTER National EnquirerPubdate: July 6th, 1999http://www.nationalenquirer.com/stories/10600.html
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