Pubdate: Sat, 18 Oct 2014
Source: Daily Courier, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2014 The Okanagan Valley Group of Newspapers
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Website: http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca
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Author: Susan McIver

FAMILY OF SUMMERLAND GIRL WITH SEIZURE DISORDER GETS LIFT FROM CANNABIS FILM

The producer of a documentary about marijuana laws has shared the
proceeds from the film's Kelowna premiere with families struggling to
pay for medical cannabis.

Adam Scorgie presented Kyla Williams, her mother Courtney Williams and
grandfather Chris Nuessler with a cheque for $3,500 from the proceeds
of the premiere of The Culture High.

The 2 1/2-year-old Summerland girl suffers from a severe seizure
disorder, but has shown a dramatic improvement since the initiation a
few months ago of treatment with cannabis oil.

Families such as Kyla's must dig deep into their pockets to pay for
medical cannabis.

Funds raised through the campaign called Kyla's Quest are shared with
other families in the Okanagan facing similar challenges.

Born in Trail, Scorgie spent four years studying and working in the
film industry in New York City.

On returning to Canada, he produced his first feature documentary, The 
Union: The Business Behind Getting High, which won many best feature 
documentary awards and was distributed in numerous countries.

His current documentary, The Culture High, examines the modern-day
prohibition of marijuana, and the arguments and motives of those who
support and oppose the existing laws.

The Culture High is being submitted for consideration for an Academy
Award nomination in the Best Documentary category.

The Kelowna premiere was sponsored by the CorCanna Group, Grey Monk
Winery and Niche Media.

CorCanna, a B.C.-based company that focuses on the production and
development of cannabis-based products for medicinal uses, also
sponsored an educational seminar earlier in the day.

The seminar raised $3,000 for Kyla's Quest, bringing the total amount
raised for the day to $6,500.

"Part of CorCanna's vision is to raise awareness from scientific and
medical perspectives of the health benefits of cannabis, as well as to
provide monetary support to those in need of financial assistance,"
said chief executive officer Bob Farmer.
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