The same is true for eight year old Hunter Klepinger, nine year old Katlin Clark, and four year old Haleigh Cox of Forsyth Georgia who suffers from up to 100 seizures daily. Connor has undergone brain surgery and tried several different medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration, none of which have stopped the seizures and have stunted his development. Gaunt the mother of Connor Gaunt her 22 month old boy who was born with tuberous sclerosis complex, which causes benign tumors that led to seizures. Presently in Georgia a number of families are seeking a change in the state’s medical marijuana law.

Groups most affected by the problem are small children suffering from life- long seizure disorders who do not respond well to regular drugs and where cannabis is the only option left.

This shift in attitudes toward cannabis comes after 20 states and the District of Columbia enacted medical marijuana laws, and Colorado and Washington voted to legalize and use it regardless of the federal ban (Marijuana Resource Center n.d.), and in fact, president Obama just recently released making it easier for cannabis businesses to open bank accounts in states where the drug is legalized (Dinan, 2014). Meanwhile, 51% believe it should be completely legalized, including for recreation use. In a nationwide poll done by Solutions of Media, 86% of Americans think doctors should be allowed to prescribe cannabis in case of serious condition. The documentary opened the eyes and hearts of millions of viewers to the medicine called cannabis. A non psychoactive cannabinoid, that is delivered to the patient in a nonsmoking delivery system whether it be in the form of liquid, pill, vaporization, or injection or other delivery method that does not include smoking.Ī major factor in the increase in public support for cannabis was the documentary “Weed” by Dr. The plant contains a series of psychoactive compounds known as cannadinoids such as cannabinol (CBN) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with the latter being the main psychoactive ingredient. Cannabis is a flowing plant, native to South and Central Asia. The bill would legalize the use of cannabis (cannabis sativa), colloquially known as marijuana for medical purposes. Georgia’s HB 885 a piece of legislation introduced to the Georgia House of Representatives on January 28, 2014. HB 885 shined light on what appeared to be a hopeless situation:

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