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California Has Finally Stopped Denying Organ Transplants to Medical Marijuana Users


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Nearly 19 years after her liver transplant, Yamileth Bolanos is no longer afraid of taking the medical marijuana that helps her get through the day.

Bolanos said her transplant doctors originally told her that if she used marijuana, she would be ineligible for an organ transplant if her liver failed again.

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"I could be at the end of my warranty and what if they reject [me?]" she told VICE News.

This week, after California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act into state law, Bolanos was able to breathe a little easier.

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