Pubdate: Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
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CANNABIS OIL AIDS IN GIRL'S RECOVERY

PENTICTON - A two-year-old Summerland girl whose family is feeding her
illegal cannabis oil has had a dramatic improvement in her seizure
disorder.

Kyla Williams' family says in the past five months the oil given to
the girl has greatly reduced the hundreds of seizures she was
suffering daily.

"We were astonished and so thankful when Kyla no longer had any
seizures or only a very few each day," said Kyla's mother, Courtney
Williams.

"Her overall condition continues to improve both physically and
mentally. Kyla is alert, increasingly socially interactive and loves
sucking her thumb."

The girl's grandmother, Elaine Nuessler, said numerous drugs were
tried to stop the seizures. Doctors told the family that they were
down to the last possible medication. "The seizures themselves and the
medications prescribed by the doctors were causing a progressive
deterioration," Nuessler said.

Kyla had lost motor skills, couldn't suck her thumb and was becoming
less responsive to the world around her.

They began using the illegal oil when a family member saw a feature on
television about how cannabis helped children with epilepsy. The
family is urging the government to legalize such derivatives so more
research can be done on the medical and health benefits.

Under the marijuana for medical purposes regulations, which came into
effect April 1, licensed producers can only sell dried marijuana. It's
illegal to sell derivative products such as oils or foods made from
marijuana.

- - The Canadian Press
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