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Now Godfrey is speaking out in support of a bill in Maine that would prohibit hospitals from determining a patient&#8217;s suitability for transplantation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mainelegislature.org\/legis\/bills\/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&amp;item=1&amp;snum=128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solely on the basis of medical marijuana use (PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/us.cnn.com\/2017\/03\/31\/health\/medical-marijuana-organ-transplants-explainer\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button\">For more <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Mon April 3, 2017 A rise in the use of medical marijuana has spurred a debate about organ transplantation, and it&#8217;s changing some laws across the nation. 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