Dying cancer patient kicked out of hospital for smoking medical marijuana

A terminally ill cancer patient was booted from a San Francisco hospital Monday after she smoked her prescribed medical marijuana.

Longtime medical marijuana advocate Angel Raich, 46, who has a terminal brain tumor, was receiving brain tests at UCSF Medical Center when she used a vaporizor to ingest marijuana. 

Officials quickly removed Ms Raich from hospital grounds.

‘The pharmacist says “you’re not allowed to have cannabis in this hospital,”‘ Raich told nbcbayarea.com. ‘”And [...]

Worker admits stealing $1.2m in printer toner from cancer hospital

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City hospital worker has admitted embezzling $1.2 million from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center by ordering printer toner, stealing it and then reselling it.

Marque Gumbs, a receiving clerk, pleaded guilty Tuesday to grand larceny.

Prosecutors say Gumbs gradually ordered unneeded printer toner on the hospital’s tab. Authorities say he had delivery drivers meet him and give him the supplies on the street, then [...]

Michael Sarrazin dies at 70; Canadian actor in “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” – Cleveland News – Fox 8

Michael Sarrazin, a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor who starred opposite Jane Fonda in Sydney Pollack’s 1969 film “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”, died of cancer Sunday at a Montreal hospital, said his agent, Michael Oscars. He was 70. – Source