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Government Blacklisted Her for Smoking Legal Medical Marijuana While Pregnant

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She says weed helped her cope with a dangerous health condition. Child welfare workers deemed that neglect.

Emily Shugerman
Emily Shugerman 

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Emily Shugerman

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Senior Reporter

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