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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1978
Page
11
Tommy, 11, sued the manufacturer after a cap explosion of Drainall caused incurable blindness. The California Court of Appeals found warnings incomplete and the flip top failed to vent as designed, awarding $900,000. Also notes the 1836 siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio on March 6.
Gov. Jerry Apodaca signed a bill allowing cancer patients to obtain and smoke marijuana to ease chemotherapy side effects. The law, urged by Lynn Pierson, a UNM student with lung cancer, certifies patients via a physicians board and also covers glaucoma cases with documented need. Pierson has battled cancer since 1976 and sought legal access to cannabis to avoid illicit sourcing.
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