Pubdate: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2014 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Page: A7 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 - --- MAP posted-by: Matt