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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Should smoking marijuana be a medical option?

Pain sufferers say it helps them cope, but government is wary of legalization

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Jean Marlowe of North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network in Greensboro, NC on Nov. 20, 2008.(ALL NAMES CQED) News-Record/ H. Scott Hoffmann photo

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Rocky Hoveland in Greensboro, NC on Nov. 20, 2008.(ALL NAMES CQED) News-Record/ H. Scott Hoffmann photo

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By Lex Alexander Staff Writer

Rocky Hoveland of Greensboro suffers pain from spine, neck and back injuries.

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