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Now that New York has become the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana, reporters Tuesday met the woman believed to be the first patient in the state. Brittany Barger suffers from Stage IV ovarian cancer that has metastasized. The 27-year-old who was diagnosed about a year ago says surgery is not an option and chemotherapy has not worked. She requires some 15 pills just to get out of bed in the morning. After having registered, Barger arrived through the double...

When Brittany Barger was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, the then 26-year-old New Yorker mourned the death of a life she had mapped out. Then she regrouped and focused on the life ahead...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — One of the first patients to receive medical marijuana in New York is telling her story. Brittany Barger, 27, was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer more than a year...

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WHITE PLAINS – A medical marijuana dispensary is poised to open in downtown White Plains on Thursday, but company officials concerned about negative perceptions used another name to describe the business:...