Back on episode 2 of Weed Wars there was a story about a father with a young son who is afflicted with severe epilepsy. The child, 5yr old Jayden, was having multiple grand mal seizures each day and the effects of the seizures showed not only on this sweet young boy but on his father also.
For the past 4 years Jayden's dad and doctor's tried every anti-epileptic drug available. However these drugs did not seem to calm Jayden's seizures plus their were side effects. It was clear from watching the program that both Jayden and his father could not continue living like this. He would have up to 10 seizures a day. In video shot of Jayden you could see he was in constant pain and just living a miserable life. Jayden had not had a day without a seizure in over 4 years. The pain Jayden felt physically his father felt emotionally.
One of Jayden's doctors finally suggested perhaps trying medical marijuana to calm his seizures. Jayden's father of course hearing this told the doctor he is not going to give a drug to his sick son that would make him "high."
The doctor explained that marijuana research has come a long way and that there is a chemical in cannabis (CBD) that has known anti-epileptic qualities but it would NOT get Jayden high in any way. CBD is non-psychoactive. Having tried everything else the medical community could offer Jayden's father decided to go to a medical marijuana dispensary and get some info on CBD.
Jayden's dad ended up purchasing a CBD tincture. The short video below shows Jayden's dad returning to the dispensary to let them know if the CBD was at all effective. This video is hard evidence that marijuana absolutely has medical values and must be studied for the good of mankind.
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