Illinois extends marijuana experiment to children
Source: The 'Southern Illinoisan'
CHICAGO Randy Gross hopes a new law allowing children into Illinois' medical marijuana program will reunite his family, nearly a year after his wife moved to Colorado so their son could receive a controversial treatment to ease his epileptic seizures.
Gross lives and works in Illinois. His wife, Nicole, moved with their two sons so their 8-year-old could legally swallow a quarter-teaspoon of marijuana oil each day. While the medical evidence is thin, some parents including the Grosses say marijuana works for their children and they're willing to experiment.
"We can tell he's feeling better," Nicole Gross said of their son, Chase, who also has autism and uses sign language. "He puts four or five signs together. He'll sign, 'brother go downstairs play.' ... He engages more, makes better eye contact. If he notices something funny on his TV show, he'll clap and pat you on the back."
The boy formerly suffered abrupt "head drop" seizures at least one every two minutes, she said. Now 20 minutes go by, sometimes 30 minutes, between seizures, she said....
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jwirr
(39,215 posts)seizures her entire life. However, she has 5 different types of seizures and has had up to 10 a day. Down to 2 a month right now which may just be old age.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)My late father was a physician who always advocated for the legalization of MJ for medicinal purposes.
mountain grammy
(26,573 posts)I don't think people would uproot families and face the financial hardships that come with that for some pie in the sky medicine. This strain of mmj has been developed especially for use in patients with seizures and it's working.
The prohibition of cannabis and hemp ranks up there with some of the dumbest American policies ever, and not just dumb, but a life sentence of ill health for so many who could be helped.
Good luck to your daughter. Daily seizures severely interfere with quality of life and are even life threatening. Down to 2 a month sounds like a blessing.