Stoned Kids (Documentary About Children Getting High On Medical Marijuana For Their Diseases)
"Medical marijuana is legal in 20 states and the District of Columbia, but
there are still use cases that are very controversial, like medical
marijuana for children. Some claim it's a wonder drug for epilepsy, severe
autism, and even to quell the harsh side effects of chemotherapy, while
others decry pumping marijuana into still-growing bodies. We went to
the small town of Pendleton, Oregon, where medical marijuana is legal,
to visit Mykayla Comstock, an eight-year-old leukemia patient who takes
massive amounts of weed to treat her illness. Her family, and many
people we met along the way, believe not only in the palliative aspects of
the drug, but also in marijuana's curative effect—that pot can literally
shrink tumors." - VICE ... Posted by Jay