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at a trial where her doctor and activist Robert
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Musikka has regularly appeared on TV news and has been interviewed by countless newspapers. At a time when possessing pot still meant arrest and jail, Musikka was uniquely able, and willing, to be open and honest about her marijuana use, since it was sanctioned by the federal government.
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