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Parents ask legislators for medical exception for marijuana

Britlyn Caruso, 5, suffers from epilepsy. Her mother, Sarah Caruso, said medical marijuana could offer a more effective treatment with fewer side effects.

marijuana1 — Britlyn Caruso, 5, suffers from epilepsy. Her mother, Sarah Caruso, said medical marijuana could offer a more effective treatment with fewer side effects.

For Oakwood mother of five Sarah Caruso, it’s hard to understand why a possible treatment for her daughter’s seizures is illegal. “For us it seems like a no-brainer because it’s something proven to work for the issues that my child has. Why wouldn’t that be legal?” she said.