National Guard, State Police Descend on 81-Year-Old's Home to Seize One Marijuana Plant

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National Guard, State Police Descend On 81-Year-Old's Home To Seize One Marijuana Plant

The Massachusetts National Guard and State police (not pictured) descended on an 81-year-old grandmother's home to seize a single marijuana plant which she used for medicinal purposes. Margaret Holcomb suffers from arthritis, glaucoma and has trouble sleeping at night. The plant was hidden from neighbors with a fence, but it's gone now after a military-style helicopter…


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