Pubdate: Thu, 15 May 2014
Source: Washington Post (DC)
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WIS. GIRL DIES BEFORE MARIJUANA LAW SHE INSPIRED COMES INTO EFFECT

Lydia Schaeffer, the 7-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder 
whose plight inspired lawmakers to legalize a marijuana extract to 
treat her condition despite their opposition to medical marijuana, 
has died. Lydia's mother, Sally Schaeffer, had been lobbying the 
state legislature to legalize the drug, an experimental extract from 
cannabis plants known as Charlotte's Web, for use on children with 
seizure disorders. The lawmakers moved to pass the law in record time 
and Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed the bill in April. But Lydia, who 
died in her sleep on Mother's Day, never got a chance to try the 
treatment because the law's implementation was still being worked out.
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