“West Virginians know full well that it is not legal to cross state lines with cannabis. But they’re doing it anyway.”
By Nicole Blevins, Mountain State Spotlight
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The smell of sausage frying in a pan filled Deborah Boggs’s home when her husband Barry cooked breakfast, but it repelled her from eating for hours.
Deborah, 48, has lived for over 20 years with Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition causing severe inflammation in her stomach and requires regular medication.
Medical cannabis lessens her symptoms. Within 45 minutes, the nausea subsides, and she is able to eat a full meal. The tension and pain in her body eases.
But to buy cannabis, she has to drive an hour from her house in Roane County. Her only form of income is a monthly Social Security payment.
“Sometimes I don’t have the gas money to get there,” she said.
Deborah isn’t alone. West Virginia patients are struggling to afford medical cannabis.
Neighboring states have legalized recreational use in recent years, creating larger markets and cheaper prices.
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