Should Marijuana Be Legal - 1033 Words

Emily Poynter Ms. Stowers Comp 101 1 May 2015 Marijuana and Children Marijuana is commonly used by high school teenagers to reach a high, but marijuana is now being used to help people with chronic illnesses. Medical marijuana can dramatically increase the ease of life for children with autism, epilepsy, and cancer. With many states legalizing either the medical use or the recreational use of marijuana, parents are seeking way to treat their children with marijuana. Medical marijuana assists children with autism. In the case of 10 year old Joey, his mother had tried almost everything she could think of to help her son with his autism, but nothing worked as well as medical marijuana Joey is administered a dose of marijuana every†¦show more content†¦With the help of medical marijuana, more autistic children will be able to lead an almost normal life where they are less susceptible to their autistic symptoms. Medical marijuana also has the capability of helping children with any form of epilepsy. Parents with epileptic children are discovering that the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, commonly referred to as CBD, is decreasing the amount of seizures their child has. With the deduction in seizures, said children are developing normally. When a child is diagnosed with a syndrome that can cause seizures, it is not uncommon for the child to stop developing and even deteriorate to a prior state of development. Charlotte Figi, who was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome at six months of age, was experiencing 300 grand mal seizures a week, but after ingesting a form of marijuana low in Tetrahydrocannabinol(THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, she is experiencing only 7 a week. Charlotte’s mother, Paige, saw her daughter deteriorating away due to the Dravet diagnosis. Faced with certain death, Paige decided to research a form of marijuana low in THC but high in CBD. Paige fi rst had to persuade two doctors to prescribe Charlotte a medical marijuana card. Most of the doctors she called said no. But Dr. Margeret Gredde thought that there was no other option for Charlotte and was the first to prescribe a medical marijuana