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The parents of 15-year-old David Brill spent almost a week in prison. Their son was taken away for nine weeks. All because they chose to treat David's epilepsy with marijuana – in violation of Georgian law – when the drugs failed.
Now that they have recovered their guard, the family is planning to leave the state and move somewhere Matthew and Suzanne Brill told Marijuana Moment in an interview
But they do not want to. do not abandon their efforts to promote cannabis reform in Georgia, where smoky marijuana for medical purposes remains illegal.
supports those in need just because there is a possibility that we are leaving with our son so that he can be treated now, "said Matthew Brill." We will not not give up the fight. "
" We will push for legalization in the state of Georgia. This must happen.
The situation of the Brill family captivated the national interest after David was remanded in custody in March. His parents were accused of "reckless driving" because of their decision to treat David's seizures with cannabis, and they were put in jail for six days. They were able to talk to their son only to a limited extent, during phone calls and short visits.
David told Marijuana Moment that he was "upset" when he was removed from his parents. He feels better now, but he stressed that he is now forced to treat his condition with the same drugs that "almost killed me in December."
He also said that during his preventive detention, his health problems were ignored. he "did not feel well" and the staff allowed people to "jump" during his stay. A staff member threatened to suffer physical abuse against David while he was a victim of seizure, Suzanne said.
Suzanne also stated that her son had been separated from his badistance dog when he had been remanded in custody. The police department placed the dog "in the pound" because the authorities claimed "she was not a real seizure dog," she said.
– Warriors for David: 71 days At a press conference on May 31, the Twiggs County Sheriff, Darren Mitchum, said the Department had acted in the best interest of David in abducting her parents, arguing that "someone must"
Just now, the sheriff of Georgia is defending to remove the l 39; teenage guard of the parents because they let them smoke marijuana – WHO HAS HELPED SAIZE:
"Someone must defend the well-being of the child." child.] Oh, OK … pic.twitter.com/iqalDY62id
– Tom Angell ?? (@tomangell) May 31, 2018
But earlier this week, a glimmer of hope: a judge granted a protection order that allowed David to return home one of the terms agreed upon between the Brills and the Family and Child Services Division of Georgia said that she was confident that the criminal case against them will eventually be dropped.
It's a bittersweet situation, though. Beginning in February, when David started using cannabis to treat epilepsy with cannabis, he spent 71 days without a seizure. Without the plant, seizures are back
On the other hand, Suzanne stated that in less than a week of marijuana treatment David was able to "speak correctly", did not "stumble" over himself and "every day he was better".
"During the first week, there were no more behavioral problems. My son went 71 days without a single seizure. "
David said that cannabis allowed him to be a normal 15-year-old." Asked what he would say to Georgian lawmakers who do not believe that marijuana is a medicine, he simply said: "It worked for me."
His mother answered more directly to the question.It's getting your head out of your bad.It is something that not only can people use to keep their anxiety low, because everyone on the planet is suffering from anxiety, but it is also something that can help so many children. Get your head off your bad and make it legal .
No matter how the case of the family unfolds, one thing is clear. The criminalization of medical marijuana, even in a state as red as Georgia, remains unpopular among voters. And the case of David – evoking the interest of a national audience and the ACLU, who filed a memorial of amicus defending the family – served as testimony to this feeling.
As Suzanne said earlier this week at Atlantic Georgia News, this case illustrates how the war on drugs breaks families. "
Medical marijuana is more popular than any in Georgia
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