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From: kill-all-dopers@aclu.org

Why didn't the wonder drug marijuana cure him?

A young man who was initially denied a crucial double-lung
transplant after he tested positive for marijuana has died after
undergoing the procedure in Philadelphia.

20-year-old Riley Hancey died Saturday due to complications from
the transplant procedure.

"We are extremely thankful to all the wonderful doctors and
staff at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of
Utah for their expertise and care that Riley received," the
Hancey family said in a statement, according to the PhillyVoice.
"We would also like to thank the donor family, who in their own
grief chose to save a life. We will never forget your kindness
and generosity."

According to reports, Hancey contracted a rare form of pneumonia
and developed a lung infection just after Thanksgiving in 2016.
When it became clear that he would need a lung transplant in
order to survive, doctors at the University of Utah reportedly
rejected Hancey as a transplant candidate because he tested
positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana.

Hancey’s father claims that his son had smoked pot with his
friends on Thanksgiving night in 2016 — the first time he had
used drugs in a year.

Hancey’s family contacted hospitals across the country,
searching for a doctor that would perform the procedure despite
his drug test. University of Pennsylvania Hospital agreed to
perform the procedure, and he was life-flighted to Philadelphia
in February.

"We know that in our hearts we gave him every opportunity to
survive," the Hancey family’s statement said. "He will live in
our hearts forever. Riley is now free to climb every mountain,
ski the back country, go fishing, and run every river. He will
continue to do so with his family in spirit."

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/man-who-was-
initially-denied-lung-transplant-because-of-marijuana-use-dies

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