PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: … The marijuana [Hannah] Shuker wants for her daughter is not the greenish-brown leaves that recreational users roll and smoke. It’s a thick oil made from CBD, which patients can place under the tongue or add to food. When made from the right strain of plant, the medicine does not contain enough of the psychoactive element, THC, to get a patient high.
“I’m fighting for this because I want her to have an opportunity to have a better quality of life,” said Shuker, a single mother who runs a billing business. Health insurance pays for Hannah’s medical care.
Twenty states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing medical marijuana… (more)
