The push for the decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level just got a little bit stronger as the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, has thrown its support behind medical marijuana for sick children.
The AAP recognized that medicinal marijuana may be a treatment option for kids “with life-limiting or severely debilitating conditions for whom current therapies are inadequate.”
Recently, 200 families moved to Colorado, where marijuana was legalized for adults in 2012, in search of medical marijuana for their children. Strains of pot like Charlotte’s Web have been shown, at least anecdotally, to control seizures in children.
“We don’t want to marginalize families who feel like this is the only option for their child because of crisis,” said Dr. Sharon Levy...
