This Sunday, CNN will air an hour long documentary on Marijuana, entitled “Weed.” CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled the globe for nearly a year highlighting how the drug is perceived and used all over the world. More interesting to me than the pot shops and cafes that are opening up in places like Colorado, is the story of Charlotte Figi. Charlotte suffered from Dravet’s syndrome, making her prone to up to 300 seizures per week. Her parents, like many patients in Michigan, tried every possible medicine before turning to marijuana. When nothing else was working, Charlotte’s father began doing some research and found that marijuana had been helpful in reducing others’ seizures in places where medical marijuana was legal.
Check out this video of Charlotte’s amazing story here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH5yzEu3JGQ
He dug deeper, and learned about 6 brothers in Colorado who are considered some of the best in the land. They produced a strain of marijuana specifically for Charlotte and others who suffer from the same or similar ailments. Dubbed “Charlotte’s Web,” the strain is high in CBD content, but low in THC. THC is the ingredient that has made the drug so controversial, and produces the psychoactive, while CBD receptors are located all throughout your body and when stimulated, have been proven to have palliative effects. CBD receptors are found in especially high numbers in the brain, and since she began using oil made from “Charlotte’s Web,” her seizures have declined from over 300 a week, to 0-1 a week. Be sure to check out the documentary this Sunday at 8:00 PM.
