Cops arrest a 71-year-old cancer patient for buying medical marijuana. Money quote:
"The marijuana has kept me alive; I wouldn't be here if I didn't smoke," Jackson said. "I know it's illegal, but I did what I had to do to make myself comfortable and restore my quality of life."
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2007/04/criminalizing-the-sick/228941/
