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Wisconsin Look: Families Fight For Medical Marijuana Extract

Frederica Freyberg:

Now for other news and our “Wisconsin Look.” Parents of children with seizure-related health problems testified at the state capitol Wednesday in favor of a bill which would legalize possession of a medical marijuana extract. The oil can alleviate symptoms of serious ailments, including seizures but is currently illegal in Wisconsin. Madison father Ron Jordan testified in support of the bill. His son Giovanni is 11 and has epilepsy and is severely intellectually and developmentally disabled.

Ron Jordan:

But there is hope. It’s right here in front of us in the form of CBD oil. We know so many people who have uprooted their lives to move to states where their hope has increased as they have seen their epileptic children thrive. The seizures diminish because of a simple oil taken from a natural plant. We’ve seen it help our son. His seizures have diminished. He is starting to use sign language. He is learning to be potty trained. He is trying to speak. Why then should we have to fear using this oil when it offers us so much hope? You all have a chance to let that hope grow for so many families. All we ask is that you remember holding your children for the first time and remember all the hope you had for them. Please let us have some of that hope as well.