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Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich said Thursday that if elected president, he would issue an executive order legalizing the use of medical marijuana ``as an act of compassion and expression of humanity.''

``If a doctor makes that determination, or the patient asks for it, I think it ought to be permitted,'' Kucinich, who is campaigning in California, said in a telephone interview. ``I've talked to too many people who have had family members suffering from terminal illness who feel it would provide them the most relief from pain and suffering.''

Kucinich is the only Democratic candidate to state his support for legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Such use is legal in California and seven other states, but federal law prohibits the use of marijuana for any purpose....

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