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Pam Sakuda: Fought SD County for patient rights |
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Written by Administrator
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Medical cannabis patient Pam Sakuda, passed away on Nov. 10, 2006, after a long battle with cancer. She died before she could receive a favorable court ruling in the landmark medical marijuana case in which she had been a plaintiff.
Sakuda, who suffered from rectal cancer, was a tireless and fearless advocate for all patients, along with her husband, Norbert Linzinger. She joined five other patients and caregivers represented by the ACLU, Americans for Safe Access and other advocacy groups, on the side of the State in its lawsuit to force all counties to comply with state medical marijuana law.
She was a featured patient in the commercial ASA aired in the San Diego area, posted online at safeaccessnow.org/downloads/ san_diego_small.mov, but did not live to see the County of San Diego lose its challenge against the State over implementing the statewide cannabis ID card program. That case was decided Dec. 7 in San Diego Superior Court. The county has filed appeals against following the law.
Pam is survived by her husband, Norbert, and all those who benefit from her work or whose lives she touched.
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