[Nfbc-info] blind woman sues to keep pot dispensary open

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

This is one of the reasons why I forward these articles when I run across 
them.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela Fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
To: "'NFB of California List'" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] blind woman sues to keep pot dispensary open


> Don't you just love the media? It is obvious that blindness is the least 
> of
> this woman's concerns, and certainly has nothing to do with this lawsuit,
> but the headline says "Blind woman sues to keep pot dispensary open."
> It amazes me sometimes.
>
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>
> Blind woman sues to keep pot dispensary open Posted at 06:44 AM on
> Wednesday, May. 19, 2010 The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. A blind
> woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and osteoporosis has filed a lawsuit 
> in
> an attempt to stop Dana Point officials from closing a medical marijuana
> collective where she gets pot to cope with her maladies.
>
> Attorney Jeffrey Schwartz says 29-year-old Malinda Traudt needs marijuana 
> to
> manage pain that couldn't be controlled with other drugs without serious
> side effects.
>
> The Orange County Superior Court lawsuit, filed Tuesday on behalf of 
> Traudt
> and her mother, says Traudt gets marijuana from the Beach Cities 
> Collective
> in Dana Point. The city has targeted medical pot dispensaries for closure.
>
> Judges have ruled cities can use zoning laws to shut them down because
> federal law classifies marijuana as an illegal narcotic.
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