Colorado girl suing Feds over medical marijuana, encouraged by recent FDA approval

A Denver Fox affiliate talked to our favorite cannabis champion (and friend of the show) Alexis Bortel, with her reaction to the FDA approval of the first ever cannabis based drug Epidiolex (essentially cannabidiol in a delivery system that costs $2500-$4000 a month in the pockets of BigPharma that a good collective could provide for under $1k or even free) And why she will continue to fight Jeff Sessions in the Federal courts to get the WHOLE cannabis plant, including THC, descheduled. So Alexis and others whose seizures aren't controlled by CBD alone and need THC to and in order to control her seizure monster. #FreeThePlant #FreeThePeople #Pot4Peace

FOX31 report by MICHAEL KONOPASEK:

"DENVER -- For the first time, the FDA has approved a drug derived from cannabis. The move is being celebrated by those who depend on marijuana to relieve pain and even stay alive. One of those individuals is Alexis Bortell, 12, of Larkspur.

Alexis has epilepsy and requires a cannabis medication to prevent seizures. She was forced to move from Texas to Colorado for treatment.

“I usually black out. I don’t remember [the seizures],” Alexis said.

Since the age of seven, Alexis has suffered daily seizures until coming to Colorado and starting a doctor-recommended THC hemp oil regiment. She consumes THC three times a day. She says she hasn’t had a seizure in three years.

“The THC really helped,” Alexis said.

THC is different from the newly FDA-approved CBD. While THC creates a high, CBD does not. For Alexis and others, CBD does not help.

The Bortell family is continuing its fight to get THC approved by the federal government. The family says it is encouraged by the recent progress.

“I think it’s great baby steps,” Alexis said.

The Bortell’s suit, now in the hands of an appeals court, argues Alexis cannot travel across state lines with her medication and is not allowed to visit federal property. That includes national parks and even post offices.

Oral arguments in the Bortell case are expected in the summer of 2018. FOX31 reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice-- named in the lawsuit-- for comment but have not heard back."

Join us Sundays LIVE! at 4.20 Pacific for The Week in Weed: Blunt commentary on the week's mainstream marijuana news, the politics of pot, cannabis cures and the fastest growing business in California and the US - but can still get you locked up for life in some states. Maybe everywhere!

Streaming LIVE! on:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/DC420LA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DC420LA/
DLive: https://www.dlive.io/#/@dc420la
WeedTV: https://watch.weedtv.com/store/channels/90
Twitch:

Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/DC420LA

Follow @DC420LA:
Steemit: https://steemit.com/@dc420la LIVE!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DC420LA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dc420la/

We make no money on YouTube. YouTube finds my original content on cannabis "Not suitable for all advertisers" and DE-monetizes them despite allowing corporate media to profit on the topic.

If you find our efforts worthy and want to see more, you can SUPPORT DC 420 here:
ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/DC420LA
Donate Steem or SBD: @dc420la https://steemit.com/@dc420la
Or with Bitcoin: https://greenaddress.it/pay/GA3XPNPWM2dvY6wiHJjXcWGUUD8Es9/
Or Paypal Me at: https://www.paypal.me/OurResistanceTV

This is a medical and a recreational cannabis show originating from California designed to inform and educate people 18 and older about the benefits of the cannabis plant and to do our part to normalize the use of cannabis as a medicine and for recreation.

Cannabis products have intoxicating effects and may be habit forming; it can impair concentration, coordination and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. For use only by Adults twenty-one (21) and older or medicinal patients with a recommendation over the age of eighteen (18). Keep out of the reach of children.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Buy The Toyes Music:
https://www.amazon.com/Toyes/dp/B000005BTP