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Maddie is diagnosed with Zellweger syndrome and was not expected to live past her first year of life. Doctors prescribed cannabis oil to make her “comfortable until the end.” Maddie’s Mom reluctantly agreed to try the medicine in hopes of easing her daughter’s suffering. Maddie is now 4 years old and is learning to communicate through sign language. As I held her, unsure of what to expect, she reassured me with a kiss on the cheek before grinning ear to ear. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/specialbooksbooksbyspecialkids Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/specialbooksbyspecialkids Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/chrisSBSK

Penn and Nicole Mattison's daughter, Millie, has infantile spasms with hypsarrhythmia, a form of epilepsy. By the time she was four months old she was having upwards of 700 seizures a day. The Mattisons tried numerous medications and diet plans, but Millie didn't improve. After her doctors said they'd tried everything they could, the Mattisons looked to Colorado for an alternative treatment. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Click here to read more on what scientists are discovering about marijuana online in National Geographic magazine: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/marijuana/sides-text Some parents are turning to cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a cannabis extract with little or none of the psychoactive compound THC, to treat their children who have cancer and epilepsy. The oil is currently legal in more than a dozen U.S. states, but the supply is limited. The science also lags the law—dosing standards haven't been set, and the effects of long-term use are unclear. Many doctors believe that more research is needed. In "Cannabis for Kids" a few parents share their experiences navigating the uncertainties of medical marijuana in America as they try to help their children. "Our hands were tied." Millie's Story (Cannabis for Kids, Part 1) | National Geographic https://youtu.be/XvwASmdTEOI National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

A super sweet cannabis refugee of Colorado! I would like to clarify that Novaleigh uses THC OIL! From what I have read on her Facebook she uses an oil produced from a strain called grape kush. Grape kush is an indica strain with a High THC content and a low CBD content. Novaleigh's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sweetsupernova/?ref=ts&fref=ts No copyright infringement intended! Thank you all for watching and I will see you all again soon!