Pain Clinics Test Patients for Marijuana Use

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By Dale Gieringer , Director, CA NORML Like many medical marijuana users, Kristin Redeen needed additional prescription medications for her severe chronic pain. For seven years she had been treated at a private pain clinic in the Central Valley, where a doctor maintained her on Percocet, a semi-synthetic opioid. One day Kristin was unexpectedly asked to submit a urine sample. They already knew about my medical marijuana use, says Kristin, who contacted California NORML. I didnt thi

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