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US: Iowa: Cancer Patient Who Faced 15 Years Sentenced To Probation For Medical Marijuana Steve Elliott hemp.org Tuesday 09 Sep 2014 Benton Mackenzie, 48, was charged along with his wife, Loretta, and son, Cody, reports Brian Wellner at Quad-City Times. A jury found the Long Grove couple guilty of manufacturing marijuana, a Class C felony, at their trial this summer. District Judge Henry Latham barred Mackenzie from mentioning to jurors that he grew the marijuana to treat his cancer, or anything about his medical condition. Mackenzie suffers from late stage angiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels in which tumors appear as skin lesions. Several lesions have grown from the size a pea a year ago to larger than a grapefruit now. His backside and right leg are covered in lesions, and Mackenzie has had severe swelling recently. He was in the hospital on Sunday and has trouble walking due to the swelling, according to his wife. Mackenzie said he grew marijuana at home until his arrest a year ago, treating his cancer with oil derived from the plant. The treatment kept the lesions small and prevented the cancer from spreading for two years, he said. He got an Oregon medical marijuana authorization and has gone there to legally get cannabis oil treatments. He is not allowed to bring the oil back to Iowa. The Mackenzies said they hope to be granted permission to continue to travel to Oregon for the cannabis treatments. http://hemp.org/news/content/iowa-cancer-patient-who-faced-15-years-sentenced-probation-medical-marijuana
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