JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A video of police officers in Bolivar, Missouri, searching a cancer patient's hospital room for marijuana has been viewed more than a million time between YouTube and Facebook.
Nolan Sousley tells the Springfield News-Leader that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in June 2018.
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In the video posted March 6 on the Tribe of Warriors Against Cancer Facebook page, three Bolivar police officers are seen searching through his bags.
Officers said they received a call that someone smelled marijuana coming from the room. They also said if they found marijuana they would just write a citation. No marijuana was found.
Since the video has gone viral, Chief Mark Webb, of the Bolivar Police Department, told the Springfield News-Leader that people have been calling the department and making threats.
In another Facebook post, Sousley said he is a cannabis user, but only uses THC oil in pill form. Citizens Memorial Healthcare, where the search happened, told the Springfield News-Leader that it couldn't comment due to federal privacy laws.