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Medical marijuana becomes legal in Illinois in January, but Washington resident Adam Frederick has already been to Springfield to get the state law expanded. Frederick and his wife, Kristy, want to see the cannabis program include treatment for epilepsy, a condition that affects their 2-year-old daughter, Michaela. The new cannabis law in Illinois specifically lists dozens of qualifying illnesses and diseases, but epilepsy is not one of those.
That's one of the reasons that Ben Rediger, a St. Charles, Mo., resident who grew up in the Peoria area, is putting on an informational program on cannabis at Five Points Washington at 7:30 p.m. Monday. "People have a misunderstanding about cannabis," he said, preferring to use that term rather than medical marijuana. The planned keynote speaker for the Washington program is Josh Stanley from Fort Collins, Colo., a state where cannabis already is available for epileptic patients.
With his brothers, Stanley raises marijuana legally along with operating a dispensary in Colorado. But what's brought almost 100 families with epileptic children to Colorado, according to CBS, is a special kind of cannabis raised by the Stanleys – one low in THC, the component that makes one "high" but high in cannabidiol, known as CBD, which has been shown to provide relief for children suffering from seizures.
"Michaela has 30 to 50 seizures a day. She has to take these harsh meds. We've done a lot of research. CBD has a lot of promise," said Frederick, whose Washington home was "one corn field away" from the path of the destructive tornado that hit the town last month. "(CBD) may not work for her, but we want to give it a try," said the father. "Michaela can't tell us how she's feeling. We haven't really met her yet," he said. Frederick added he's considering a temporary move to Colorado in order to acquire CBD, a thick black oil derived from the cannabis plant.
"We'd put it right into her feeding tube," he said. Event planner Rediger said he first got interested in cannabis while attending a roofing convention in Las Vegas two years ago. "There was a cannabis growing convention next door," he said. With his curiosity aroused about the properties of cannabis, Rediger said he began researching the issue. In July, when he found himself "downsized" by his employer, Rediger said he decided to get involved with the cannabis industry. "The event we're holding in Washington is not just to educate community leaders but to inspire them to do something right. I look at it as a coming-out party," he said. "There's a lot of fear regarding the subject, but we need to understand that the recreational use of cannabis can exist separately from the medical use," Rediger said.
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That's one of the reasons that Ben Rediger, a St. Charles, Mo., resident who grew up in the Peoria area, is putting on an informational program on cannabis at Five Points Washington at 7:30 p.m. Monday. "People have a misunderstanding about cannabis," he said, preferring to use that term rather than medical marijuana. The planned keynote speaker for the Washington program is Josh Stanley from Fort Collins, Colo., a state where cannabis already is available for epileptic patients.
With his brothers, Stanley raises marijuana legally along with operating a dispensary in Colorado. But what's brought almost 100 families with epileptic children to Colorado, according to CBS, is a special kind of cannabis raised by the Stanleys – one low in THC, the component that makes one "high" but high in cannabidiol, known as CBD, which has been shown to provide relief for children suffering from seizures.
"Michaela has 30 to 50 seizures a day. She has to take these harsh meds. We've done a lot of research. CBD has a lot of promise," said Frederick, whose Washington home was "one corn field away" from the path of the destructive tornado that hit the town last month. "(CBD) may not work for her, but we want to give it a try," said the father. "Michaela can't tell us how she's feeling. We haven't really met her yet," he said. Frederick added he's considering a temporary move to Colorado in order to acquire CBD, a thick black oil derived from the cannabis plant.
"We'd put it right into her feeding tube," he said. Event planner Rediger said he first got interested in cannabis while attending a roofing convention in Las Vegas two years ago. "There was a cannabis growing convention next door," he said. With his curiosity aroused about the properties of cannabis, Rediger said he began researching the issue. In July, when he found himself "downsized" by his employer, Rediger said he decided to get involved with the cannabis industry. "The event we're holding in Washington is not just to educate community leaders but to inspire them to do something right. I look at it as a coming-out party," he said. "There's a lot of fear regarding the subject, but we need to understand that the recreational use of cannabis can exist separately from the medical use," Rediger said.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Pjstar.com
Author: Steve Tarter
Contact: Contact Us - Journal Star - Peoria, IL
Website: Washington family seeks epilepsy's inclusion in medical marijuana law - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL
