Outrage as Teen Denied Lung Transplant After Marijuana Use

‘A Utah teen was reportedly denied a double-lung transplant at one hospital after he tested positive for marijuana. However, another hospital agreed to do the transplant, and he is expected to make a recovery.
Nineteen-year-old Riley Hancey, who was once an active teenager, got a severe form of pneumonia in November and within 10 days of being hospitalized, his lungs collapsed, according to KSL.com, a local Utah news site.
In order for Hancey to survive, his doctors said a lung transplant would be necessary; however, after he tested positive for THC, a key chemical in marijuana, Hancey’s father said he was denied a spot on the transplant list at University of Utah Hospital.’
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