California Raids Destroy Sick Kids’ Medical Marijuana Supply

Source: Huffington Post

A spate of recent raids in California has destroyed an abundance of medical marijuana plants intended to treat children with debilitating seizure disorders.

Two weeks ago, a local narcotics task force raided a collective in the San Diego area, and similar agencies destroyed private farms farther north, in Mendocino and Modesto, in August. All the individuals targeted maintain they were operating within the confines of state law, and each was cultivating a supply that would be turned into medicine for children.

“It’s devastating,” Joe, a Modesto-area resident whose 18-month-old son, Joey, suffers from a chronic condition that can lead to more than a hundred seizures per day, told The Huffington Post. “This has saved my son’s life. Now what are we supposed to do?”

Joe, who wouldn’t give his full name for fear of further prosecution from the county, says Joey has been seizure-free since he began taking cannabis oil two months ago. His supplier, Steve Boski, had also been growing medical marijuana for HIV and cancer patients before local authorities intervened in August. Now, Joe’s family only has a 90-day supply left and limited resources with which to procure more.

Joe’s son has found relief with a kind of cannabis that has successfully treated hundreds of other children with similar ailments. The particular strain is rich in CBD, a compound that doesn’t cause users to feel “high,” and low in THC, which causes the drug’s psychoactive effects.

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