Should medical marijuana be a factor in transplant decisions?

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Fri, 05/02/2008 - 19:23

The death this week of a musician who was three times denied a liver transplant highlights a new ethical concern: When dying patients need a transplant, should it be held against them if they've used marijuana with a doctor's blessing?


 

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