

Leslie Buckly (center) of Owosso, Mich., who suffers from arthritis affecting the spine, reacts to speaker Jeremy Rupinski (upper left), executive director of the Genesee County Compassion Club, at the Lansing Eastside Compassion Club meeting held at the Gone Wired Cafe in Lansing, Mich. Compassion clubs are community-based groups that meet regularly to discuss issues important to Michigan's medical-marijuana community and to promote the open exchange of ideas and information. (Allison Shelley/The Washington Times)