By Christine LaCroix | azfamily.com
Vince Borinski says he generally smokes about one joint every day.
“My doctor would prefer me to eat it, not smoke it,” he said.
Borinski uses the drug because he has cancer and Hepatitis C. He is a medical marijuana card holder, and is legally authorized to use and cultivate medical marijuana in the state of Arizona.
“Everything I’m doing is 100 percent legal,” Borinski said.
Borinski was smoking and growing marijuana in his apartment at the Country Park Villas from April 2011 to October 2011, when he was evicted.
According to Borinski, the complex management had a copy of his medical marijuana card on file, but the reason for his eviction was cited as “illegal drug activity” on eviction records.
The management at Country Park Villas declined requests by 3TV for an interview or a statement. The manager referred 3TV to the attorney representing the complex. Calls to the attorney were not immediately returned.
A warning given to Borinski in July 2011 by the apartment complex refers to Sec. 21 USC 801, the federal law dealing with controlled substances.
The warning reads in part:
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If you’d like to discuss medical marijuana, contact Ryan Hurley, director of the Rose Law Group Medical Marijuana Dept., rhurley@roselawgroup.com
