Medical marijuana for autism
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Would you give your child medical marijuana to treat their Autism? A women from Rhode Island considered just that and obtained a prescription for medical marijuana for her son last year. Now of course the kid does not smoke it, he is nine after all, his mom bakes it up in cookies for him to eat. While this does seem strange she says she has seen some improvements. |
After giving her son daily tea and cookies made with marijuana-infused olive oil, Lee says she has seen some improvements after four months. She says the treatment eliminated her son’s “gut pain,” stopped his tendency toward “pica” or eating non-food items and reduced his aggression.
However she says “his autism has become more distinct’ and he continues to exhibit behaviours such as vocalizations.
“I don’t consider marijuana a miracle cure for autism,” she says in her post. “But as an amateur herbalist, I do consider it a wonderful, safe botanical that allows [my son] to participate more fully in life without the dangers and sometimes permanent side effects of pharmaceutical drugs.”
You can read her blog post Why I Give My 9-year-old Pot to learn more about it.
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