.), who resides in San Francisco, California with her partner of nine years. ... The patient indicates that since obtaining her license in 2009, she has employment with the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, as an emergency room Physician Assistant. ... Family Background This patient was born and raised in the San Francisco area. ... Concerned Entities Medical Board of California and University of California San Francisco Medical Center. Referral Source Employer: UCSF Medical Center Wellbeing Committee The patient is a 39-year old female from San Francisco, California wh...

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While experts debate the medical use of marijuana, patients in Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Alameda County are lining up at Cannabis Buyers" Club to receive the drug. ... The New England Journal of Medicine has joined doctors and patients in support of legalizing the medical use of marijuana (San Francisco Chronicle 1).7 Through largely illegal since 1937, marijuana may prove an effective alternative to more commonly prescribed drugs for some diseases (Morganthau 23).8 Marijuana is often useful in the treatment of the following conditions: Glaucoma: Marijuana, by reducing intraocular p...

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Brittany's story went viral when she and her family uprooted their lives from San Francisco, California, and relocated to Oregon, where 29 year old Brittany could have the right to die with dignity. ... Brittany said, "I considered passing away in hospice care at my San Francisco Bay-area home. ...

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Graham Boyd, an attorney representing a group of plaintiffs including eleven prominent cancer and AIDS physicians in San Francisco presented to a federal judge on Friday, April 11, 1997 the following statement: "The federal government has issued broad threats against physicians who might recommend marijuana to some of their seriously ill patients. ...

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In a study conducted by California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco during 2007, researchers found that marijuana turns off a gene called Id-1, a key gene that helps cancerous cells circulate throughout the body (Welsh and Loria). ...

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