Anna Conte-Girl whose family fought for medical marijuana has died

[hrmjustin]

Joseph Spector

Anna Conte, a nine-year-old Buffalo area girl who suffered from a rare seizure disorder, died late last week.

Conte’s mother, Wendy, of Orchard Park, Erie County, regularly appeared at the Capitol this year to push for the legalization of medical marijuana in New York. Here’s some video of Wendy at the Capitol in January.

Anna Conte died Thursday due to complications from a seizure she suffered more than a week ago, WGRZ reported Friday.

She suffered from Dravet syndrome, and her mother said they were considering moving to Colorado to get a liquid strain of marijuana that could help with the seizures.

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2014/07/21/girl-whose-family-fought-for-medical-marijuana-has-died/

[hlthe2b]

1. So very sad...

RIP Anna

[hrmjustin]

2. Indeed! It is a sin that it took the state so long to do this.