Medical Marijuana

"To call what the Hyde family has been through a "parent's worst nightmare" sounds like a horrible cliche. But, it's hard to imagine what else you could call it. Their two-year old son Cash was diagnosed last year with a stage 4 brain tumor; he nearly died more times than they can count. He was miserable from the chemotherapy coursing through his body. Until his dad made a controversial decision to give cannabis to his young son. KXLY 4's Melissa Luck reports." -Youtube



No story personifies the importance of exploring alternative medical solutions quite like this one, so I thought it would be most appropriate to begin my blog with this heartwarming story.  Young Cash was given almost no chance to live, but because of his father's strong belief in alternative remedies, Cash will live on to enjoy the full-life he deserves.  In some situations, the steps Mr. Hyde took to cure his son could be classified as reckless and dangerous, but as made clear by Cash's miraculous recovery, Mr. Hyde's good intentions proved to be lifesaving.

The topic of Medical Marijuana is highly debated and extremely controversial.  Although legal in a dozen states, many state legislators still resist the idea of using narcotics to treat ailments.  Cash's doctors would have never proposed the option of treating a minor with medicinal marijuana, but unlike asprin or Flinstones Vitamins, there is no age requirement for this natural antibiotic.  We Rhode Islanders, ruled by an extraordinarily liberal state government, are privileged enough to have this medical treatment available to us, but not all of our countrymen are this lucky. 

Activists throughout the country are fighting for this alternative solution to be legalized in their home state, and if this ongoing trend of intellectual exploration continues, they will succeed in their efforts to legalize - for medicinal purposes - this once feared drug.  At this point, ignorance is the only thing stopping dozens of state legislators from permitting the use of medical marijuana in their state.  But if more people hear Cash's inspirational story, perhaps this nationwide ignorance will be replaced with hope - hope that more miracles like Cash's will fill our newspapers.