The Mail Tribune, 20 May 2013 – Having endured a broken back and countless debilitating injuries during a 17-year career in the construction industry, Medford resident Mike Schanno can relate all too well with patients who come to him seeking help obtaining the medical marijuana that eases unbearable pain and helps them "get back to living their lives." "I’ve actually helped people come off of heroin, and it’s a good feeling," he said.