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She argues the absolute ban on THC fails to take account of up-to-date research done on such items, and impacts on EU trading rights

With great hope. the legislature, which meets every two years, is voting on a new bill that would enhance legal access to medical cannabis, going from .5% to 5%, ten times stronger. its potentially life changing for the zartlers, and its the higher thc strain that helps kara. while child protective services did allow mark and christie to maintain kara, they still feel like they are taking a risk every time they medicate their daughter. >> your luck runs out eventually, and were going to get into...

Arrives at the state capitol with great hope. the legislature which meets every two years is voting on a new bill which would enhance legal access to medical cannabis specifically increasing the limit for thc from 0.5% to 5%. ten times stronger. it is potentially life saving for the zartlers. remember, it is the higher thc strain that seems to be the most beneficial for kara. >> there we go. >> while child protective services did allow mark and kri kristie to maintain custody, they still feel li...

In jerusalem, in a modest apartment lives a larger than life presence in the cannabis world. our visit, while not in person because of covid is a virtual reunion with a 91-year-old doctor. >> its been quite a long time since you were here. >> i met him a decade ago when we first started on this journey, and hes one of the scientists that changed my mind about cannabis as a medicine. his discovery of thc in the 1960s has him poised to win the nobel peace prize. so i had to get his thoughts.

To expand the law on it, to help terminal cancer and, yes, autism. it was a big step forward but the thc limits was too low to help families like the zartlers. >> what would you say to them? >> i would warn them what the ramifications are in the law, and as a mother myself i would move heaven and earth to make something better for my child if they were suffering. >> this session shes pushing to add more health conditions and raise the thc level from .5 to 5%. its a bill the zartlers are watching...

Zartler were no longer working. >> the pharmacist said this is the highest dose i ever have seen a 45-pound person on, this is equivalent to a 2,000 pound horse. >> kara was in school at that time with 3,000 hits a day. >> you heard that right. she would hit herself 3,000 times in a seven-hour school day, and thats more than seven strikes every minute. the thing about a story like this -- >> when i eat something -- >> -- it defines you. one day the neighbor recommended cannabis, and not cbd, whi...

Something that came up again and again with the scientists i spoke to >> i dont know. all i can tell you in terms of concrete things is that some of the kids who have shown an effect on whatever they are taking show it for several weeks after the study drug is taken away. some seemed to maintain some improvement but i dont know what that would be. i think it is certainly important to continue studying it until it does. >> until then it is still an uphill battle in texas. ultimately the thc part ...

>> i dont know. all i can tell you in terms of concrete things is that some of the kids who have shown an effect on whatever they are taking show it for several weeks after the study drug is taken away, and some seem to maintain some improvement, but i dont know why that would be. i think it certainly is important to continue studying it to try and figure out how it works, if it does. >> until then its still an uphill battle in texas. ultimately the thc part of clicks bill was doomed when it got...

Expand the program to include qualifying conditions like multiple sclerosis, terminal cancer and, yes, autism. it was a big step forward but the thc limits were too low to help families like the zartlers. >> if they came to you and told you this is our situation what would you say? >> i would warn them what the ramifications are in the law and as a mother myself i would move heaven and earth to make something better for my child if they were suffering. >> this session click is pushing to add mor...

Working. >> the pharmacist said this is the highest dose ive ever seen a 45-pound person on. this to me is equivalent to maybe a 2,000-pound horse. >> at that time kara was in school with 3,000 hits a day. >> you heard that right. she would hit herself 3,000 times in a seven-hour school day. that is more than seven strikes every minute. the thing about a story like this, it defines you and everybody soon knew just how bad things had become. one day the neighbor recommended cannabis and not cbd w...