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>> and while it may be his medicine, this plant is still not regulated like a traditional medicine. despite the fact its now legal to use marijuana medicinally in more than half the united states. there is still no standard prix scribed dose. after a recommendation, not a prescription from a doctor, a patient is pretty much on their own. >> whoa. >> a little different. >> yeah. >> its a lot of trial and error. how many strands did you try? >> everything californias had to offer. >> is that right...

Withdrawal symptoms of getting off opioids, the nausea, the insomnia, the bone searing pain. its like an intense glue that wont go away. >> the withdrawal of opioids was horrific. they say well get you through that. >> dr. wallaces team figured out the right strains to soothe the symptoms which are very similar to the side effects of chemotherapy. no surprise because for decades studies shown that both thc and cbd can help cancer patients in treatment. >> did it help you get off of the opioids? ...

>> i dont want to overstate this, but decades of opioid use, 32 times in and out of rehab, you try the cannabis and it works instantly, is that real? >> thats real. i have no craving. i have no desire. i us do not have any thought about it at all, period. >> but to so many, these stories, thousands of stories around the country are simply not enough. >> i have no not seen a single story that has shown that by giving a patient suffering from an opioid disorder cannabis they are able to stop takin...

>> exactly, exactly. >> and its not just the pain. or even the cravings that cannabis could help but also the withdrawal symptoms of getting off opioids, the nausea, the insomnia, the bone searing pain. its like an intense glue that wont go away. >> the withdrawal of opioids was horrific. they say well get you through that. >> dr. wallaces team figured out the right strains to soothe the symptoms which are very similar to the side effects of chemotherapy. no surprise because for decades studies ...

Down. but a quarter of them roughly start out with e-cigs. it does appear to be a gateway thing. it may have an impact on adults. we are paying the price with regard to youth. thats the real concern. >> sanjay, just so i understand. my kids havent encountered this yet. god willing, this wont. is it the same as when teenagers smoked in the 70s, 80s, 90s, or because of all the metals is it somehow worse? >> it is a totally unregulated thing. smoking has been totally unregulated as well. now they a...

Scott perry. im asking the two members of the delegation here. your question is about -- >>[inaudible]. >> i dont support medical marijuana. theres -- this is an issue in my state, too. the oil which has no thc in is it is for seizures. that is something that we in our state passed. i think colorado as well and a number of other states. it has no thc in it whatsoever. thats an anti seizure medicine. thats not the same issue as medical marijuana. >> [question inaudible] >> i cant comment.

>> 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 patrick are lowering the doses of her anti-epileptic pharmaceuticals. s...

>> right now, we make our whole plant extract with the plant. we cultivate it in the field. we grow it until it flowers. we harvest it dry and bring it back to the lab to do an extraction on it that turns into our charlottes web oil. >> would you call that a marijuana plant or a hemp plant? >> a hemp plant. >> reporter: distinction that the stanley brothers and everyone that works for them makes between hemp and marijuana is important to understand. a botanist would tell you the plants are the s...

Event. >> we tackled him down and held on to him and called 999. >> bad situation. ate too many brownies, didnt know they were lacied with a little thc and called 911. >> at 16 years old i was walking home from school and i heard pop pop pop pop. it was a guy who had a gun and he was chasing another guy. and i turned around as fast as i could and tried to take off running. heard one more pop and hit the floor. i didnt know that i had been shot in that moment. i didnt know what to do. i thought i...

Willing to push back against the president. think of basic things. republicans used to support free trade. now were talking about the possibility of walking away from nafta. >> by the way, after already forfeiting asia to china. >> thats right. >> by getting china one advantage after another by walking away from the trade deal with all the other asian partners. >> look, the real question is -- the answer to that question is were going to find out in 20 years. but something just to give you an ex...