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A bit player in L.A.'s medical marijuana theater

Nov. 4, 2009
Many patients may be scammers and a raft of dispensaries may operate illegally, but it's a murky area. Once you've said it's legal for people in pain, how do you decide whose pain is real? All right, so I'm a few days late with this update on my medical marijuana adventures. In answer to readers,...
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