Duane D. Gray tried painkillers, lithium and Prozac, he watched what he ate and he soaked in mineral-filled springs.

But he said nothing worked to relieve the nausea, fatigue and muscle pains he'd had since serving in the Gulf War I until he tried marijuana.

To punish Gray, 28, for growing 77 marijuana plants in his attic, Butte District Court Judge James Purcell gave Gray a three-year suspended sentence Thursday, fining him $1,000 and confiscating Gray's home at 1741 Grand Ave.

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