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Medication works. joining us now is msnbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar. great to see you, as always. dr. azar, this isn't a cure but it does help some alzheimer's patients. how does it work exactly? in patients who have early disease to slow cognitive decline, as opposed to patients who have advanced disease and treat symptoms. at the heart of this is what this approval really is today or what this actually means. it's what is known as an accelerated approval. what that means is that the fda is granting approval of a drug for a very serious or life-threatening illness which may provide...

Much as the moms have done, i hope and pray this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rises in virginia, it's a new day. after bobby's trip to colorado, haley starts treatments with charlotte's web. >> you ready? >> reporter: there's no guarantee it will work but the smiths believe it's 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. they recently shared afte...

As far as we have traveled, as much as the moms have done, i our and prayers this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rises in virginia, it's a new day. after bobby's trip to colorado, haley starts treatments with charlotte's web. >> you ready? >> reporter: there's no guarantee it will work but the smiths believe it's 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 pharmaceu...

Much as the homes have done, our hope and prayers is that this medication works. ♪ >> reporter: as the sun rose in virginia, it was a new day. after bobby's first trip to colorado in 2015, hailey started treatments with charlotte's web. >> you ready? >> reporter: there was no anteguarit would work, but the smiths believe it was 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 pharma...

Virginia? technically, you still can't -- >> bring it in. >> mail it, drive it, fly it. technically. >> technically. >> right? >> but we are not technical people. >> yes, i'm hear to pick up some oil. >> so, where are you from? >> from virginia. >> virginia? >> reporter: one week later, bobby smith did travel to colorado to pick up the oil from the stanley brothers. >> most of them stop right there. >> reporter: because of the work the mothers did, bobby will not face prosecution for having the oil in virginia, but he is defying federal laws by taking it out of colorado. >> the moms ran the ma...