"Today, Worsley is languishing in the Pickens County Jail serving a five-year sentence because the medical marijuana legally prescribed to him in Arizona to combat his myriad ills, is, of course, illegal in Alabama. The journey to this place, a crowded dorm-like facility with three telephones on the wall, is a layered tome rife with nuance, and bloated with misfortune."

Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com