dravet syndrome

Medical Marijuana May 19, 2015

Colorado Teen With Disability Suspended For Medical Cannabis

A few days ago in Colorado, a teenage boy named Jaxon who has Dravet's syndrome, a little known condition that causes frequent and long-lasting seizures and strikes early in childhood, was suspended from school when his mother accidentally mixed up her son's school yogurt and home yogurt, which contained his cannabis capsules.

By Raylan Campbell

Law & Politics July 31, 2014

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.30)

Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 30, 2014:

By Phillip Smith

Needless VictimsLink July 25, 2014

9-Year-Old Girl's Death Shines a Tragic Light on Medical Marijuana Debate

Drug reform advocates across New York state are demanding emergency access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients after the death last week of a 9-year-old girl who suffered from debilitating seizures.

By Trevor Gillmeister