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  • Veterans push Kansas to legalize medical marijuana

    SYDNEY HOOVER, The Kansas City Star|Mar 18, 2021

    TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — George Hanna has undergone 21 orthopedic surgeries since he left the U.S. Navy in 1990. They began when he severely injured his knee in a training accident at the Navy submarine base in Groton, Connecticut and then following a motorcycle accident after he left the service. In the years since he returned to civilian life, Hanna, 50, has been on a pain management program that, at times, has included 4000 milligrams of Motrin a day. He was recommended opioids to manage his pain, but refused. "You see what alcoholism and drug a...