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12. She was using an inhaler, whichis essentially a vaporizer

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 02:09 PM

Mar 2012

While it doesn't create smoke from burning, it does create a vapor which is released into the air and exhaled by the patient.

Monitoring THC levels in someone that uses MJ regularly is totally useless and there is nothing that prohibits a patient from using edible MJ in a hospital (or anywhere else in CA).

Two points -

Vaporized MJ would be absorbed by other patients and staff.

This person is described as a "celebrity" in the world of MMJ activism. I would guess that she might have a history with this hospital, was being militant and is playing the story of getting "thrown out" for all it's worth. It appears that she voluntarily left after being told she couldn't use her inhaler.

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Dying Patient Kicked Out of Hospital for Using Medical Marijuana [View all] kpete Mar 2012 OP

I think the hospital was probably in a tough spot here Marrah_G Mar 2012 #1

I'm sure you're correct. Trillo Mar 2012 #3

The hospital is smoke-free. That's it. virgogal Mar 2012 #2

You can use a vaporizer bahrbearian Mar 2012 #11

The hospital said no smoke/no vapor. MADem Mar 2012 #21

vapor is not smoke noiretextatique Mar 2012 #35

Sorry, but edibles are very readily availble in California. cbayer Mar 2012 #4

That was my first thought too siligut Mar 2012 #5

I would agree it was the hospitals statement that indicted it was smoked nothing the patient said azurnoir Mar 2012 #10

She was using an inhaler, whichis essentially a vaporizer cbayer Mar 2012 #12

the OP does not indicate what form of MJ she was using azurnoir Mar 2012 #17

I read a couple of other articles on this cbayer Mar 2012 #19

per her doc, she needs to medicate every two hours noiretextatique Mar 2012 #36

First, MJ doesn't stop seizures. She takes it for pain. cbayer Mar 2012 #38

i don't think you or i can say for certain how MJ affects her noiretextatique Mar 2012 #39

If she is smoking it -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2012 #6

I don't know that they would "allow" quakerboy Mar 2012 #31

she was using a vaporizer...probably a vape pen noiretextatique Mar 2012 #37

If she doesn't like the hospital's "no smoking" policy then why did she go?? cbdo2007 Mar 2012 #7

She probably went because... lame54 Mar 2012 #9

but why did she feel the need to go there and smoke pot?? cbdo2007 Mar 2012 #14

do you object to the smoke or the consumption?... lame54 Mar 2012 #16

Really... what a jerk huh? SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #25

she wasn't "smoking" and she did it because MJ helps her deal with her condition noiretextatique Mar 2012 #40

Her doctor ordered her to go for tests. MADem Mar 2012 #22

If you are appalled at this see what is happening in congress -- uwep Mar 2012 #8

Signed the letter thanks for the Link bahrbearian Mar 2012 #15

Hmmm - are Democrats in on this? Probably not. After all, San Francisco is the most 24601 Mar 2012 #45

now if they would kick out incompetent doctors and nurses who kill people lol nt msongs Mar 2012 #13

The author,Cheryl Hurd,can't even get her spelling right. More virgogal Mar 2012 #18

Brownies....someone should have baked her some brownies. No problem with smoke, or vapor, and MADem Mar 2012 #20

back in 1998 a doctor and hospital looked the other way OKNancy Mar 2012 #26

They were less shitty about smokin' in the hospitals back then... MADem Mar 2012 #28

The amount of sympathy for this dying woman on this thread is underwhelming. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #23

Who here says they don't feel badly for her? Who here is saying "Fuck you, lady! Ha ha!" No one is. MADem Mar 2012 #29

It is more than plausible that eating anything is pretty tough on folks in this spot. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #47

Be that as it may (and you can see what my attitude is about this if you read my other posts in this MADem Mar 2012 #48

she apparently had a seizure during the NBC interview noiretextatique Mar 2012 #34

Where is the compassion? Smilo Mar 2012 #24

She was there for tests and brought her own "medicine." MADem Mar 2012 #30

she had a vaporizer...it's not clear what type noiretextatique Mar 2012 #33

I'll be quite honest, here--I have no idea how the whole MM culture works. MADem Mar 2012 #41

i have seen you around enough to know you are a fair person noiretextatique Mar 2012 #42

Some people are just....well, POOPS. MADem Mar 2012 #43

my thoughts exactly eom noiretextatique Mar 2012 #44

Don't they have spell checkers or proofreaders at nbcbayarea.com? subterranean Mar 2012 #27

God Bless Her... DreamSmoker Mar 2012 #32

Too bad that aren't doing everything to keep her comfortable... midnight Mar 2012 #46