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Medical marijuana patients’ personal information found in trash pile

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Dissent

Fox10 reports:

A medical marijuana dispensary is conducting an investigation into how sensitive patient information ended up in a pile of trash on a public sidewalk.

The man who found the medical records believes this is a breach of patient privacy. The documents weren’t shredded and were laying out in the open.

Somehow, trash from Horizon THC, a medical marijuana dispensary near 31st Avenue and Peoria, ended up in a pile of garbage across the street and visible from the sidewalk.

Read more on Fox10.


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