{"id":3935,"date":"2015-03-12T00:18:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2015-03-12T00:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:18:57","slug":"the-final-days-of-pot-doc-phil-leveque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-final-days-of-pot-doc-phil-leveque\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Times Of \u2018Pot Doc\u2019 Phil Leveque"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-final-days-of-pot-doc-phil-leveque\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>When requested how he really wants to be appreciated, Dr. Phil Leveque was quick together with his answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPot doc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pot doc is among his nicknames. Within the the nineteen nineties, he seemed to be named probably the most Harmful Guy in Or.<\/p>\n<p>The well-known and somewhat questionable physician who assisted legalize medicinal marijuana in Or is within hospice care in Happy Valley.<\/p>\n<p>He stated he seems like individuals are finally making up ground as to the he\u2019s been promoting for a long time, and that he is happy with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty great for a Hood River farm boy,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Leveque\u2019s buddies say he&#8217;s devoted his existence to helping others even when confronted with debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI happen to be staring at the medical utilization of marijuana since 1950 and i&#8217;m very proud to the fact that I basically introduced medicinal marijuana towards the condition of Or.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having a Ph.D in pharmacology and toxicology, Leveque assisted legalize medicinal marijuana in Or in 1999. At that time, he granted 1000&#8217;s of medicinal marijuana cards, which caught the interest from the medical board.<\/p>\n<p>His medical license was suspended in 2004, which ended his career like a physician.<\/p>\n<p>Requested whether it was worthwhile, he didn&#8217;t hesitate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHell, yes,\u201d he stated. \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t carried this out, nobody might have. You wager, you wager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He feels vindicated in the efforts and pointed to last November\u2019s 56-43% election to legalize leisure pot in Or, that takes effect in This summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeck, yes, ten years ago, it had been poison and incredibly addicting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leveque, who switched 92 last Sunday, stated it\u2019s just \u201clike 91, only older.Inches He shared his life\u2019s reflection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I did not be prepared to survive through World War Ii, so every single day since May 7, 1945 is a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So when requested what he\u2019s most happy with, he stated, \u201cSurviving until I had been 92, I believe.Inches<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/gallery\/data\/1412\/phil31.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Full Article: <a href=\"http:\/\/koin.com\/2015\/02\/24\/the-final-days-of-pot-doc-phil-leveque\/\" target=\"_blank\">The ultimate times of &#038;#8216Pot Doc&#038;#8217 Phil Leveque<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Amy Frazier<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:news@koin.com\">news@koin.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: KOIN 6 News<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/koin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KOIN.com  Tigard Or Breaking News, Weather, and Traffic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When requested how he really wants to be appreciated, Dr. Phil Leveque was quick together with his answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPot doc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pot doc&#038;#8230 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/2015\/03\/the-final-days-of-pot-doc-phil-leveque\/\" class=\"read-more\">[Find Out More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2391,9,1,3],"tags":[4955],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3935"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}