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Treatments. the side effects of her medication included rages, cognitive functioning issues -- excuse me. this was not the happy-go-lucky child i once knew. >> reporter: before beth collins can finish testifying, it happens, right there in the hearing room, haley has a seizure. lisa struggles to stabilize her daughter and tries to regain her composure. she still wants to speak to the lawmakers. >> this is lisa smith. >> reporter: she collects her thoughts and she steps to the microphone. >> this...

Oils that have shown promise in treating epilepsy. republican speaker of the house, james howell, listened to the parents in a meeting but was far from optimistic. >> please dont hold out any great hopes. it is a tough thing. i dont want to set up any false aspirations. >> no. no. >> reporter: a new law would have to pass both chambers of the virginia legislature. this is the first step, a committee hearing. the proceedings begin with state senator dave marsden explaining the bill he is introduc...

Beth says that one did. what is it like for you to be free of some of those side effects? >> its awesome. i -- i dont feel like a monster anymore. >> a monster? >> cause when i had the rages, i felt like a monster afterwards because i would just physically attack my parents and i didnt have any control over it. >> what would you tell people who think, we just think this whole idea of medical marijuana or that cannabis has any medicinal value, they just think that its a bunch of baloney? >> i tel...

This is our home and jennifer grew up here, you know? he and my familys here and my other daughter goes to school here. >> reporter: the driving force of the collin was the decision to split their family up were the side effects of the medicines jennifer was on, side effects which they say were getting more and more horrific. did you feel like you were losing your daughter? >> absolutely. losing our whole family. just watching her cognitively decline and watching these rages that, you know, were...

The brothers gave beth something else, thc-a. beth says that one did. what is it like for you to be free of some of those side effects? >> its awesome. i -- i dont feel like a monster anymore. >> a monster? >> cause when i had the rages, i felt like a monster afterwards because i would just physically attack my parents and i didnt have any control over it. >> what would you tell people who think, we just think this whole idea of medical marijuana or that cannabis has any medicinal value, they ju...

Before i hadburning,oting, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet... grew into a free-wheeling kid... loved every step of fatherhood... and made old cars good as new. but i couldnt bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain, from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or a...

The side effects of her medication included rages, cognitive functioning issues -- excuse me. this was not the happy-go-lucky child i once knew. >> reporter: before beth collins can finish testifying, it happens, right there in the hearing room, haley has a seizure. lisa struggles to stabilize her daughter and tries to regain her composure. she still wants to speak to the lawmakers. >> this is lisa smith. >> reporter: she collects her thoughts and she steps to the microphone. >> this is -- this ...

This is our home and jennifer grew up here, you know? he and my familys here and my other daughter goes to school here. >> reporter: the driving force for the decision to split their family up were the side effects of the medicines jennifer was on, side effects which they say were getting more and more horrific. did you feel like you were losing your daughter? >> absolutely. losing our whole family. just watching her cognitively decline and watching these rages that, you know, were devastating f...