Pubdate: Wed, 02 Apr 2014
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN)
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COUPLE MOVING FOR MEDICAL POT

A U.S. Army veteran and his wife say they are moving from Clarksville
to Pueblo, Colo., in order to obtain the marijuana that helps control
the pain Max Bailey suffers from injuries acquired in
Afghanistan.

Jen Bailey told The Leaf-Chronicle doctors want to put her husband on
opiate pain killers, but he does not want to end up addicted to pills.
She said marijuana worked well for him until police raided their home
on Feb. 25, confiscating 12 marijuana cigarettes and charging her with
simple possession.

She said they expect to lose money when they sell what they say is
their "dream home," but after the failure of Tennessee's Koozer-Kuhn
Medical Cannabis Act, they feel their only choice is to leave.

"This is about getting my husband to some semblance of normal," she
said. "This is about him being able to function without the headaches
and the back pain that cause him to sleep on the bathroom floor when
he's throwing up at night from the pain."

Max Bailey has an 80 percent disability rating from Veterans Affairs
as a result of post-traumatic stress and physical injuries, including
traumatic brain injury. He also gets full Social Security disability
benefits.

Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000 and legalized
recreational use in 2012.  
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