A terminally-ill Kansas man's hospital room was raided by cops because he used a weed vape and THC paste to ease the symptoms of the cancer that will kill him within weeks. Greg Bretz, 69, was targeted by police in Hays Medical Center on December 23. Officers found marijuana products within his room, and ordered to appear in court on January 2 - despite being so sick he cannot get out of bed or even move.

Kansas is one of only three US states where medical marijuana is still illegal. Bretz told the Kansas City Star his doctor had told him to use whatever was necessary to relieve his pain, including products containing THC. Eventually, a hospital worker caught him using the vape and told on him. Police officers were then dispatched and three of them came to his room. He added that the three cops were insistent on taking away his THC paste, and that he argued against the move. Bretz will attempt to contact the prosecutor and see if his court appearance can be pushed back.