Veteran Fights Harsh Sentence for Growing His Own Medicine

2,754 views · Published 10 January 2017 · 1:00 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: High Times · 2017 · Film & Animation

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Kris Lewandowski is a 10-year US Marine combat veteran.
He got addicted to opiates prescribed to treat his pain and PTSD...
Then discovered medical marijuana worked much better.
But while withdrawing from his pills, Kris suffered an aggressive "episode"
When his wife called for help, the police instead busted him for grown five plants at his home.

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