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Posted on December 15, 2020 | 9:35 a.m. Source: Paula Bortolazzo Wesley John Bortolazzo On Dec. 6, 2020,  at the age of 64, Wesley John Bortolazzo passed away unexpectedly. He was born on Sept. 23, 1956 in Santa Barbara to C. John Bortolazzo (deceased) and Barbara (Smith) Bortolazzo. Wes attended Isla Vista and Foothill Elementary, La Colina Junior High and San Marcos High School, graduating with the Class of 1974. He was a hard-working, honest, industrious man beginning as a young teen with...

Much as the moms have done, i hope and pray this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rises in virginia, its a new day. after bobbys trip to colorado, haley starts treatments with charlottes web. >> you ready? >> reporter: theres no guarantee it will work but the smiths believe its worth a try. >> there it is. taste like brussels sprouts? >> reporter: lisa and bobby are hopeful as they wait to see if it works. jennifer collins is using the thc-a she first tried in colorado and beth and ...

Controlled substance creates a catch-22. >> the fact that marijuana is a schedule one drug is a significant barrier to research. is it completely preventing it? no. is it slowing it down? absolutely. in my opinion, should marijuana be schedule one? absolutely not. there are known medical uses for marijuana. >> reporter: page figgy says because of those known medical uses, she will keep fighting until federal law is changed. >> i am just willing to go fight for this for other kids because i dont ...

Because pot remains illegal at the federal level, is it legal for the families to get the oil in colorado and bring it back to virginia? technically, you still cant -- >> bring it in. >> mail it, drive it, fly it. technically. >> technically. >> right? >> but we are not technical people. >> yes, im here to pick up some oil. >> so, where are you from? >> from virginia. >> virginia? >> reporter: one week later, bobby smith did travel to colorado to pick up the oil from the stanley brothers. >> mos...

>> come on, sweetheart. >> reporter: by 2012, haley was a teenage and the seizures had only gotten worse. >> haley was having about 300 seizures a year and to us, that was -- that was okay, you know, 300 seizures a year was -- it was okay. >> 300? >> yeah, we can handle that. >> nobody can comprehend that. >> right, i know. >> people are watching. this you said was a pretty good year, cause you only had 300 that year. >> yeah. >> 000.108. >> reporter: all those seizures took a toll on lisa, now ...

>> the fact that marijuana is a schedule one drug is a significant barrier to research. is it completely preventing it? no. is it slowing it down? absolutely. in my opinion, should marijuana be schedule one? absolutely not. there are known medical uses for marijuana. >> reporter: page figgy says because of those known medical uses, she will keep fighting until federal law is changed. >> i am just willing to go fight for this for other kids because i dont want even one more kid to have to go thro...

As far as we have traveled, as much as the moms have done, i our and prayers this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rises in virginia, its a new day. after bobbys trip to colorado, haley starts treatments with charlottes web. >> you ready? >> reporter: theres no guarantee it will work but the smiths believe its worth a try. >> there it is. taste like brussels sprouts? >> reporter: lisa and bobby are hopeful as they wait to see if it works. jennifer collins is using the thc-a she firs...

A big question now looms, because pot remains illegal at the federal level, is it legal for the families to get the oil in colorado and bring it back to virginia? technically, you still cant -- >> bring it in. >> mail it, drive it, fly it. technically. >> technically. >> right? >> but we are not technical people. >> yes, im hear to pick up some oil. >> so, where are you from? >> from virginia. >> virginia? >> reporter: one week later, bobby smith did travel to colorado to pick up the oil from th...

Is it completely preventing it? no. is it slowing it down? absolutely. in my opinion, should marijuana be schedule one? absolutely not. there are known medical uses for marijuana. >> reporter: page figgy says because of those known medical uses, she will keep fighting until federal law is changed. >> i am just willing to go fight for this for other kids because i dont want even one more kid to have to go through -- if i have to fight all these years for this, to help one kid to not suffer for on...

Much as the homes have done, our hope and prayers is that this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rose in virginia, it was a new day. after bobbys first trip to colorado in 2015, hailey started treatments with charlottes web. >> you ready? >> reporter: there was no anteguarit would work, but the smiths believe it was worth a try. >> there it is. taste like brussels sprouts? >> reporter: lisa and bobby are hopeful as they wait to see if it works. jennifer collins is using the thc-a she...