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CatWoman

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 12:22 PM Dec 2022

Kansas police raid hospital room of terminally ill patient [View all]

HAYS, Kan. (KSNF/KODE) — A terminally-ill Kansas man’s hospital room was raided by co7ps because he used a weed vape and THC paste to ease the symptoms of the cancer that will kill him within weeks.

On December 16th, Hays, Kansas police raided the hospital room of 69-year-old Greg Bretz, who is suffering from terminal cancer, after a hospital worker at Hays Medical Center caught him vaping marijuana. Bretz said he has been vaping, as well as eating THC paste with bread, to relieve symptoms of his condition, since being hospitalized roughly three weeks ago. 

Bretz is in the final stages of terminal, inoperable cancer and told The Wichita Eagle that he most often lies ‘flat on his back’ in his hospital bed and can’t stand up without being assisted. Bretz told the Kansas City Star that his doctor told him to use whatever was necessary to relieve his pain, including products containing THC — the active ingredient in cannabis.

Bretz was cited for drug possession and is set to appear in court after the new year on January 2nd, 2023.

https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/kansas-police-raid-hospital-room-of-terminally-ill-patient/amp/

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