Toronto, Canada (AHN) -- A professor of philosophy and a professor of criminology, enacting Canadian human rights and medical marijuana legislation, were granted the right to smoke the green plant in specially ventilated rooms near their offices this week.

According to a report by Reuters, both professors suffer from chronic medical conditions and their doctors say smoking pot can alleviate some of the physical symptoms of pain. Each professor was able to convince their academic employers that they must have the right to smoke on campus as opposed to their previous arrangements to make trips just off university grounds to partake.

York University professor of criminology, Brian Maclean, suffers from degenerative arthritis.

University of Toronto professor of philosophy, Doug Hutchinson, suffers from severe debilitating pain.

"Without the medication, I am disabled and I'm not able to carry out meaningful and valuable, productive work. It helps me to maintain my mobility as a physical problem but it also helps me to keep the pain at a distance so I can focus on my work," professor MacLean explained in an interview with Reuters.

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