yet the benefits seemed to outweigh the stigma. pot, though, wasn t and still isn t legal in virginia. so the big question for the smiths was should they uproot their family and move to colorado? moving was not an option? i would say it was always an option but it was way off. what did you do? we chose to fight. we chose to fight. reporter: fighting meant lisa smith would have to get the virginia general assembly to completely change the way they thought about marijuana and convince them to change a state law. she knew she couldn t do it alone. so at age of 14, she has nothing left. if she was your child, what would you do? coming up call them a band of mothers fighting fear of the unknown. can they change minds and the law? did anybody say, well, that s crazy, cause it s never gonna happen? oh, yeah. all the outsiders said, no way, it will never happen. you say marijuana and they are like [ gasping ]
right? and you introduce this for the very first time, and it just stops? yep. her seizures stop and she didn t have a side effect. reporter: that was then. where are you going? up the trail? reporter: this is now. what are you doing? [ screaming ] reporter: that squeal of joy is from the now-8-year-old charlotte, or charlie, as her family calls her, speeding through the pine trees of colorado on the zip line her father, matt, built. a good zip liner. reporter: reading page and charlotte s story online gave lisa smith back in virginia new hope, but also cause for concern. the use of marijuana, even as a medicine, made her family uncomfortable. yet the benefits seemed to outweigh the stigma. pot, though, wasn t and still isn t legal in virginia. so the big question for the smiths was should they uproot
the confirmation of a judge who is gay because he is a judge who is gay. is also known for a 2009 bill that would have required women in virginia to report a miscarriage to the police within 24 hours. so they can investigate it? yes, virginia republicans you nominated that guy to be the top law enforcement official in the state. and he is supposed to be the one from the establishment. virginia s republican ticket is quite a spectacle. former republican party chairman michael steel says of them, quote, the republicans i m talking to are saying, what the hell are they doing down in virginia? is this 101 ways to lose an election? still, though, virginia s new republican nominees have been out touring the state doing their best. ken cuccinelli was not republican governor bob mcdonnell s first choice of successor but now that he s stuck with him as the nominee, governor mcdonnell has been stumping with him just the same, fund-raising and campaigning for ken cuccinelli. meanwhile, cuccinelli
statewide candidate. this is ken cuccinelli from virginia. he has been attorney general defending sodomy laws, trying to defend gay people having sex. he also wants it hound a virginia professor, leading scientist on climate change. he has been moving heaven and earth in virginia to close down the state s abortion clinics. one of his first acts of attorney general was to advise state universities they should not feel constrained by anti-discrimination laws. he wrote to them to ensure them, just in case they wanted to, it would be okay if they wanted to fire a professor just for being gay. he wanted to let them know it was all right and wanted a lady on the common wealth seal it put some freakin clothes on. can t she cover up? ken cuccinelli is running for
but do not worry, virginia, governor mcdonnell says, as a headline that should be framed says in the washington post, mcdonnell says he s still age to govern. if you like the way he s governing please vote for ken cuccinelli and for the guy with the gay planned parenthood kkk thing and for the other guy who wants you to report your last heavy period to the sheriff within 24 hours. just in case. heading into the november election, virginia republicans may look like a slow motion disaster. but virginia republicans hand picked all these guys. right? maybe they don t see these guys as a problem. joining us now is mark seagraves longtime host of virginia s ask the governor program on wtop radio. he s now a reporter for the nbc affiliate in washington, d.c. thank you very much for being with us. i appreciate your time. thanks for having me back. how are mainstream virginia republicans reacting to this ticket that got picked at their convention? papers make it seem like they are panicki