My Personal Testimony on This Topic

Why I'm Passionate about this Topic:

Growing up, my mother always loved to hike. She would always love to encourage me to get outdoors and stay active. I'll never forget hiking on one of the Appalachian Trails a few years back. Little did I know that a few years later that would actually be our last hike. My mother who is 54 years old was diagnosed in 2009 with an auto-immune disease named Relapsing-PolyChondritis.  This is a very crippling and chronic disease that remains incurable. Dealing with this illness includes extreme pain in joints, cartilage, and extreme inflammation in the throat. Its been a very drastic change in lifestyle for me and her. She went from being very physically active to barely being able to do anything physical at all. Though there are medicines to reduce the suffering, these strong medications have terrible side effects that almost make taking the medicine unbearable. If marijuana was legal, she could feel more at ease physically and mentally and wouldn't have to deal with the harsh side effects of the synthetic medication. One day, hopefully, she'll be able to enjoy these experiences again. For more real life experiences, watch the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98pQ04ZNIiI

After watching this video, it reminded me that kids, so young, can also be helped by Cannabis. As you can see, I literally saved this little boy's life. I chose this video to bring about awareness on this topic and how important it is to realize the positive affects that it can have on a person with an illness.