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Tom Brokaw reveals he takes medical marijuana to relieve the pain of his cancer
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The NBC News senior correspondent, who is currently working on a book about Richard Nixon, told SurvivorNet that he's been taking medical marijuana at his winter home in Florida as he recovers from blood cancer. “I’m now on medical marijuana for my back, for the first time. I’ve not done that before,” he said. He added that getting medical marijuana in Florida is "complicated."
TOPICS: Tom Brokaw, Marijuana
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