Medical Marijuana Patient's 'Life-Changing' Results
Some of New York’s top doctors spent countless hours last year examining Andrew Greenspan.
His constant pain and dangerously high fevers had them baffled. At one point, they quarantined him in fear of tropical diseases.
A team of neurologists finally cracked the medical mystery: Greenspan, then 23, had a rare mix of autism, spinal injuries and other illnesses with bleak treatment options.
When a risky spinal surgery failed last year, he launched an uncertain regimen of painkillers and other drugs, while dreading his next emergency room trip.
As the breaking point loomed, Greenspan qualified to buy medical marijuana at a White Plains dispensary earlier this year. His health dramatically improved just a couple of months after starting the drugs. His pain has become manageable, and his appetite has returned.
“It’s just been life-changing, and it was like a second chance after going through all these doctors and hospitals and them saying, ‘We’re going to fix you,’ and a lot of...
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