Son Taken from Parents

@RubyHawk (99423)
Atlanta, Georgia
June 4, 2018 11:45am CST
I can hardly believe this but I read it in the paper today. A couple gave their son age fifteen marijuana to smoke to relieve seizures that prevented him from riding his bike and other activities common to teenagers. For 71 days he was able to ride his bike and other activities until their son was taken away from his parents. He's now in a group home and his seizures have returned and he's separated from the dog that sniffed out his seizures and protected him.His parents face charges and possibly jail time. They say it was worth it to see their son as a normal child for 71 days and they have no regrets. The parents say authorities want to argue the legality of marijuana rather than taking care of the child. And I for one agree with them.
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@akalinus (40714)
• United States
4 Jun 18
I think it is criminal to let a child suffer just because the government does not like a substance that makes his life bearable.
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@akalinus (40714)
• United States
5 Jun 18
@josie_ It can relieve pain and suffering and improve the life of many sick people. If it takes big pharma to profit then let it be so. They profit on all our illnesses now.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jun 18
I have read that. Our government doesn't have the sense God gave a goose. That's what my mother used to say and I think it fits here.@akalinus
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jun 18
@akalinus We need laws to put a damper on Big Pharma.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Jun 18
This is a mess! We know some who are being "saved" by such products. Most here have heard the story of Charlotte, the video on Youtube with Sanjay Gupta found under Charlotte's Web. If products work, they work. Why are we continually lied to.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic That's what we need in Georgia. And we could if these politicians would open their eyes.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Jun 18
i love the painting there.Yours.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@RubyHawk yes you need to rotate this till straighten out.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jun 18
It is. It is.The picture looks a little lop sided. I didn't hold the camera straight.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jun 18
@amadeo Yes, you're right, I think I was holdings the camera lopsided. The picture looks straight on the wall. I'll have to snap another picture.
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Jun 18
that is very sad there.Something is not quite done there.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@RubyHawk well Ruby yes but good luck on that.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jun 18
@amadeo I know, with our government it's not likely to happen.
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jun 18
It isn't right that people should have to suffer when we have the means to relieving them of their suffering.The law needs to be fixed.
@cintol (11261)
• United States
4 Jun 18
I don't understand why they took him, the parents were looking out for his best interests at heart. The government sometimes need to back off of some situations
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
4 Jun 18
@RubyHawk I totally agree, it has helped a lot of people and those who need it should not be denied. Seems it was helping this little boy.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
5 Jun 18
@RubyHawk I know, thats what I don't understand is that they put that child back into having seizures when the parents were trying to help and making it work for him
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jun 18
@cintol His parents said he had 71 days free of seizures.poor guy taken away from his home and parents to continue having seizures.
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@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
5 Jun 18
@RubyHawk The parents wanted to help their son and so he was taken away from them and his dog. Can't they see that his seizures returned. I like the painting.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
6 Jun 18
They can but the authorities don't care. I think in these shelters lots of children suffer from abuse illnesses and who knows what else.
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@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
6 Jun 18
@RubyHawk I am wondering if there is any place the authorities care.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jun 18
@Hannihar It a horrible law that can take a child away from good parents.
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@snowy22315 (170798)
• United States
5 Jun 18
I saw that on the news..Ridiculous! You can thank Jeff Sessions for that!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
I agree with them also. If it is what makes their child avoid seizures and can work normally, why not.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I hope the courts act on this quickly but I imagine when he is 16 he is free to live wherever he wants to.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Jun 18
If he is having seizure like Charlotte in the Charlotte's Web story on Youtube, these would make him too disabled to do anything, even feed himself. Charlotte was having 300 each week before being given a product deemed illegal in many places.
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jun 18
@PatZAnthony I don't know if the boy was having that many but he was having them often and couldn't join in activities, ride his bike or go anywhere. He had the 71 days to do anything he wanted before he was taken away..
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• Eugene, Oregon
20 Jun 18
I am with the parents. Glad that it is legal in Oregon, but parents could still have a problem giving it to a minor.
@Deepizzaguy (95082)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jun 18
So much for the families staying together. It must be those evil globalists behind this ruse.