thanks for joining us. a cnn special report weed 6: marijuana & autism starts right now. the following is a cnn special report. one plant, more than 400 compounds, we know can treat different ailments, but one, autism, it can be delays, and it effects millions of children. they can be nonsleshl, delayed, and sometimes even violent, injuring others and themselves. a curie loose i have. but now more than a dozen states have approved cannabis to treat autism and for some it s the jackpot. ready? time for drops. for others, it s a gamble.
okay. she is ready. including the zartlers. all right, girl. it was on a car ride like this when the zartlers first tried marijuana. rides that before cannabis they never even dreamed of taking because this would happen. but one day in june of 2009 they had no choice. kara had an important doctors appointment five hours way in galveston, texas. christy and mark decided to try to the marijuana brownies that their neighbor made. i gave it to her and she ate it and it was been an hour where she was sitting, no longer rocking, no longer hand flapping, no longer hitting, and she is sitting there and she is looking out the window and she is looking at me and smiling.
the system was not taught in medical schools and in schools for health care professionals. the system is the system that provides the body homeostay sis and that could be the key behind why a lot of our disease processes are resistant to allow us to heal completely. what would you like to use medical marijuana for? for pain and appetite. she helps patients who qualify for medical cannabis in texas. and she is working with a lobbying organization that is targeting lawmakers. as the cannabis industry continues to grow, it runs the risk of heaving patients behind. so organizations like texans for safe access maintain the focus that patients should be the center. you re a conservative? i am a conservative. a republican. this is often seen as an issue that conservatives don t really get behind. that is true.
every day that i give the medicine to my daughter is a potential day for me ending up with a felony. the death penalty of family law. what if it was your child? would you take the risk? an ancient plant to treat a mysterious disorder of the brain. this is weed 6: marijuana & autism. you are about to see kara zblartler s life. i want to warn you. this will be hard to watch. kara has severe autism. kara. stop it. her fits are dangerous, frequent, and disturbingly violent. i decided to journal all of