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Groundbreaking medical marijuana case lets little girl go back to school
(CNN)A little girl was back in a school she loves in Schaumburg, Illinois, last week, but only after a federal judge said it was OK for her to bring her prescription medication with her.
Eleven-year-old Ashley Surin was not allowed to attend class because she wears a medical marijuana patch and uses cannabis oil and lotion to manage seizures. The medical marijuana and a special diet have worked wonders for her health, according to her parents.
Nasdaq lists its first 'pure play' marijuana stock - VIDEO
Candian medical marijuana producer Cronos Group lists on Nasdaq, becoming the first publicly traded company in the US that grows and processes cannabis. Elly Park reports. Video provided by Reuters Newslook
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Medical cannabis oil trial 'being considered' by government to help six-year-old with severe epilepsy
A trial using cannabis oil to help a six-year-old boy with a rare, severe form of epilepsy is being considered by the government.
Alfie Dingley suffers 20 to 30 seizures each day - but his parents say that during a five-month visit to the Netherlands, where they could be legally prescribed cannabis oil to treat him, they only occurred every 27 days.