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   From: kill-all-dopers@aclu.org   
      
   Why didn't the wonder drug marijuana cure him?   
      
   A young man who was initially denied a crucial double-lung   
   transplant after he tested positive for marijuana has died after   
   undergoing the procedure in Philadelphia.   
      
   20-year-old Riley Hancey died Saturday due to complications from   
   the transplant procedure.   
      
   "We are extremely thankful to all the wonderful doctors and   
   staff at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of   
   Utah for their expertise and care that Riley received," the   
   Hancey family said in a statement, according to the PhillyVoice.   
   "We would also like to thank the donor family, who in their own   
   grief chose to save a life. We will never forget your kindness   
   and generosity."   
      
   According to reports, Hancey contracted a rare form of pneumonia   
   and developed a lung infection just after Thanksgiving in 2016.   
   When it became clear that he would need a lung transplant in   
   order to survive, doctors at the University of Utah reportedly   
   rejected Hancey as a transplant candidate because he tested   
   positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana.   
      
   Hancey’s father claims that his son had smoked pot with his   
   friends on Thanksgiving night in 2016 — the first time he had   
   used drugs in a year.   
      
   Hancey’s family contacted hospitals across the country,   
   searching for a doctor that would perform the procedure despite   
   his drug test. University of Pennsylvania Hospital agreed to   
   perform the procedure, and he was life-flighted to Philadelphia   
   in February.   
      
   "We know that in our hearts we gave him every opportunity to   
   survive," the Hancey family’s statement said. "He will live in   
   our hearts forever. Riley is now free to climb every mountain,   
   ski the back country, go fishing, and run every river. He will   
   continue to do so with his family in spirit."   
      
   http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/man-who-was-   
   initially-denied-lung-transplant-because-of-marijuana-use-dies   
      
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