The Buzz: Mother gives marijuana to autistic son

Given the many challenges involved in raising an autistic child, parents are willing to try a variety of potential remedies, many of which are controversial and unproven. But one potential treatment that has gained attention recently is one that was controversial well before its first mention in connection with autism.

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News & Politics

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• Autism
• Marijuana
• Mother
• Son
• Treatment

[VulcanXL]

It's amazing how all these stories about how Marijuana has helped so many with all sorts of illnesses and just make people feel better, that we still allow it to be illegal, post lies on TV about how it ruins your life. Only reason it ruins your life is it's illegal, no other reason.

[joeyyowee]

Some people are ridiculous. Why is this even a discussion? A soft drug that's not addicting is helping an autistic child. There's no reason why they shouldn't give it to him. People are just making a big deal about it because it's marijuana. Marijuana is considered a softer drug than tobacco and alcohol and those drugs are legal.

[masterthehate2]

@VulcanXL I've never known someone who was born a bastard after a "stoned" romp around the back seat of a trans am. Booze does that though!! D:

Like Bob Marley said. Booze is the destruction of a nation, Herb is the healing.

[VulcanXL]

@masterthehate2

Sad... I've never even met an aggressive high person. But know plenty who get mean as hell when drunk too.

[masterthehate2]

@VulcanXL if you go the the abovetheinfluence website and check their drug facts... It almost SUPPORTS drinking.

Weed... according to them... said you'd have a heartattack

[skins017]

the woman who said "giving marijuana to a ten year old is ridiculous" is an idiot. Obviously she doesn't have a dying, uncontrollable son who needs to be institutionalized. He never made a sound. Now he is making sounds. He was starving, now he is gaining weight. He was on 13 different medications. Now he's on 2. Denying him the effects of marijuana is ridiculous and wrong. Not saying it's good for every1 but obviously good 4 him. DUHHH

[Ravenblazer]

sure pot is bad if you do it every day. but if you do it every once in a while its fine. shit, anything bad can be bad for you!!!!

[clearpancho]

reduced to a pill form? hahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhah­ahahaha dumb bitch

[OneHitKillGaming]

@dubified89 i dont smoke and prolly wont but you can not overdose on marijuana, you can smoke marijuana and because your impaired kill yourself but you cannot overdose on marijuana.

[Felixkjoeller]

@dubified89 I must disagree with you on the part with overdosing. There have never been confirmed any deaths from weed. Even though it in my oppinion still has some negative sides.

But death due to overdosis, is not going to happen. :)

[dubified89]

Yeah cannabis isn't natural either, even though it's a plant that grows from the ground. This lady has a lot of intelligence and insight, clearly she wasn't hired for her looks

[dubified89]

This lady's right, we should be careful not to legalize cannabis ('marijuana') because if too many people 'smoke up' we'll start seeing overdoses and deaths. It's bound to happen any day now