Ann Marie Owen uses her marijuana vaporizer at home in Port Ewen, N.Y., on Feb. 19. Owen has transverse myelitis, and when New York legalized marijuana for the treatment of select medical ailments, she decided it was time to swap pills for pot. But her doctors refused to help. (Allyse Pulliam for KHN)
Ann Marie Owen uses her marijuana vaporizer at home in Port Ewen, N.Y., on Feb. 19. Owen has transverse myelitis, and when New York legalized marijuana for the treatment of select medical ailments, she decided it was time to swap pills for pot. But her doctors refused to help. (Allyse Pulliam for KHN)