Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hardy Macia, libertarian, activist, loses his battle with cancer

Hardy Macia, libertarian, activist, loses his battle with cancer | Concord Monitor - RayDuckler:

May 14, 2013 - "Hardy Macia, whose soft whisper boldly asked Gov. Maggie Hassan to allow cancer patients in need of relief to grow their own marijuana plants, died in Vermont yesterday after a nine-month fight against Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his brother said last night....

Macia, a Vermont native who owned a computer software company in Canterbury, had posted a video last week from his hospital bed in Burlington, Vt., asking Hassan to sign a bill allowing for the growth of no more than three marijuana plants by individuals.... Macia asked for help from Hassan, a former senator who had approved the home-cultivation measure four years ago, but has since changed her mind after her election last November, and after conferring with law enforcement officials."

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