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Worked. some medications nearly killed her. >> after one dose she stopped breathing. after two doses her heart stopped. >> did you have to do cpr herself? >> yes. i remember her heart stopped. i felt her pulse and nothing. ambulance was on its way. >> she survived. >> you're okay. mommy's here. >> but now, fall of 2011. and charlotte was five years old. >> when things are at their worst, she will just seize all night. the kids next door can hear her. seizures come all night. and chase will come in the morning and miss her twin and rub her and hug her and say, i'm so glad you survived through t...

But none of this is for matt. he is a military man and marijuana would be a career-ender. >> i grew up in wisconsin, a well-loving family. i was educated that that's a drug. you don't do that. and i never did. >> but decades ago, marijuana was a medication prescribed by doctors and dispense bid pharmacies. >> this is harry j. -- >> but that all changed in 1930. >> henry anslinger, for him public enemy number one. you guessed it. marijuana. >> this guy, saw how he could increase the budget of his department by having this mission going after marijuana. >> saying there's this drug that the mexic...

Like irritability. insomnia. nausea. >> it certainly isn't anything nearly as dangerous as abrupt discontinuation of alcohol. for someone like joel, it is about learning new behavior, more than the physiological tolerance or withdrawal issues. >> joel's been clean now for six months. but these kinds of risks, they don't scare off charlotte figi's parents. >> people ask us that a lot. like how did you make that decision? it wasn't a decision. >> it wasn't a decision. >> it was the next viable option. >> and some would say, a radical option. marijuana for a 5-year-old. but it was an option they ...

>> i traveled world for answers. what does marijuana do to you. what does it do to your kid? a special investigation "weed." >> our journey begins here in this small town, home nestled in the mountains with a family never allowed tv cameras in before and you will soon learn why. >> so pretty out here. >> yes. >> they live in colorado. one of two states where it's legal to smoke pot medically, and recreationally. but here, it is also taboo to residents like paige and her husband, matt. >> i'm sure it was introduced, by someone, try it. >> no way. not in a million years, no. >> but in this area,...

Syndrome in florida, they said there is no evidence that cannabis is effective for the treatment of epilepsy. american academy of pediatrics also opposes cannabis as does the national institute on drug abuse. >> it is such an amazing turn of events. that it can't be a fluke. but i do still wonder. >> do you still wonder too, matt? >> hell, no! >> you know it's working? >> it is working great. >> you just look wonderful. >> and charlotte's doctor, alan shackleford also agrees. yet his commitment to medical marijuana has drawn criticism. he has even been called dr. feel good. >> how important is...