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Powerful they are. >> she's absolutely doped upright now. watch her try to walk or do anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point, the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivian's doctor, epilepsy expert. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is related to the receipt tors, which if you have too much stimulation or inha bigs, they don't shut off breathing. >> that's key, the drugs impact many parts of brain including the brain stem that can shut off functions if you take too much. marijuana doesn't...

>> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point, the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivian's doctor, epilepsy expert. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is related to the receipt tors, which if you have too much stimulation or inhibition, they don't shut off breathing. >> that's key, the drugs impact many parts of brain including the brain stem that can shut off functions if you take too much. marijuana doesn't do that and that's why it's unheard of to have a marijuana overdose. it's one of the reasons s...

Found it was more than just blood. it was tissue. this was identified as human. and the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, it's mammal and it's cerebellum. it's the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survive without it. a ...

This was identified as human. and the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, it's mammal and it's cerebellum. it's the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survive without it. a ballistics expert compared the location of the bra...

Illness, donated her hair to cancer patients who had lost theirs, but now she faced her own challenge, terminal brain cancer. >> we live in an amazing country. we have access to some of the best medicine, doctors in the world. it will be okay, and it wasn't. >> hi, my name is gabriella miller. i'm 10 years old, and i have brain cancer. >> gabriella decided she would campaign for more funding to find a cure. >> less and less kids are going to have their childhood if awareness, if people don't raise awareness and raise funds. >> the tumor was the size of a walnut on her brain stem, which pressed...