Colorado Ganga Oil "miracle in a bottle" Could Land Minnesota Mom in Jail

[presence]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-marijuana-laws-in-minnesota-could-land-mom-in-jail-for-2-years/

In March, one mother traveled to Colorado to get a bottle of cannabis oil in hopes of easing the agonizing pain her 15-year-old son has lived with for the past three years.
What she calls a mother's instinct may land her in jail, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz.


"I broke the law, but I did it to save my son," Angela Brown said.


For years, the Minnesota mom searched for a way to end her son's chronic pain.


Trey appeared healthy, but a baseball accident in 2011 led to a build-up of pressure inside his head.


A line drive to Trey's head caused bleeding in an area of his brain the size of a golf ball. Doctors feared he wouldn't survive.


But when he finally woke from a medically induced coma, his mother said the old Trey was gone.


"He's the shell of himself," Angela said. "He's in so much pain, and that causes depression."


With depression came daily migraines, muscle spasms and uncontrollable outbursts.


"I cry like every day before I go to bed," Trey said.


And the pain is intense.


"Like my brain is about to blow up, cause there is so much pressure," he said.


To try to ease his pain, Trey's parents tried 18 different medications, but little helped. Angela believes some of the drugs' side effects even made her son suicidal.


"He told me, 'mom, I don't want to live, I can't do this anymore,'" Angela said. "It's not fair, it's not fair. I have been so angry."


But through out it all, she's tried to be as positive as possible.


"People keep saying, 'Oh you're so strong,'" she said. "No I'm not! I begged him and I said, 'We will find an answer.'"


Desperate, she began researching the benefits of medical marijuana. The family drove to Colorado and obtained a bottle of cannabis oil. It's legal there, but not in Minnesota.
Angela said after a few drops, Trey's pain melted away.


"It was a miracle in a bottle," she said.


But the miracle didn't last.


"It stopped the pain and stopped the muscle spasms," Trey said. "It was helping me go to school until it then got taken away and then school was really hard again."
It was taken away when his teachers asked why he was doing better in school.


"I said 'Well, I gave him an oil that we'd gotten from Colorado,'" Angela recalled. "'It's derived from a marijuana plant.' And then you could feel the tension in the room."
A week later, the sheriff's department confiscated the oil and county prosecutors charged Angela with child endangerment and requiring child protection. If convicted, she could face up two years in prison and $6,000 in fines.


"It's asinine," Angela said. "I didn't hurt my son; I was trying to prevent him from being hurt."


While she recognizes the substance is illegal in Minnesota, she defended herself saying it's "not illegal in other states."


CBS News reached out to the county prosecutor, law enforcement and Trey's school district.


All declined requests for an interview citing the on going case.


If Angela does go to jail, she fears most for her children.


"Who would take care of my kids?" she asked. "My boys are mama's boys."


As much as they need her, she admitted she needs them just the same.


In May, Minnesota became the 22nd state to approve specific forms of medicinal marijuana. But the law doesn't go into effect until next year.
The Browns said they can't afford to wait.

This story is very personal to me. I have a very close friend in the exact same therapeutic position (although still incognito from the law). Never neglect how dangerous baseball can be.

Its shameful and absurd that use of cannabis for brain injuries is outlawed.

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[donnay]

One always has to wonder when government goes after some kind of remedy then you can assume the stuff is good and probably works.

Just remember the government is the henchmen for Big pHARMa.

 

[Lucille]

http://www.theburningplatform.com/2...rison-for-saving-sons-life-with-cannabis-oil/

I hate the fucking government and all the control freak power hungry psychopaths who are drawn to it. They can all burn in hell. Contact the assholes in Minnesota and let them know what you think. Bury them with phone calls and emails.

SPEAK OUT FOR THE BROWN FAMILY

1. Donate to the Brown family for their legal defense: GoFundMe

2. Demand charges be dropped against Angela Brown.

Chippewa County District Attorney’s Office (Montevideo, Minnesota)
D.A. David Gilbertson
Phone: (320) 269-7138

3. Provide feedback to the police for coldly enforcing unjust laws.

Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department (Montevideo, Minnesota)
Phone: (320) 269-2121
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The Brown family is now embroiled in legal problems and preparing to defend Angela’s actions in court. Supporters have shown up to court hearings but the district attorney refused to drop the charges.

“This simply is not a situation where someone has endangered their child,” said attorney Michael Hughes, who filed a motion to dismiss on behalf of Mrs. Brown. The judge reportedly has 90 days to decide whether to grant the motion.

“How is endangering your child taking his pain away?” said Angela Brown. “If someone answers that for me, fine, charge me, but until someone can explain to me how preventing pain is wrong, then I will continue to plead not guilty.”

“We are good hard working people that were just trying to save our son’s life. It has been a living hell since his injury and this just adds to our ever growing stress,” the Brown family stated on their GoFundMe Page — set up to raise funds for the Angela’s legal defense.

The family has indicated that they plan to move to Colorado to resume Trey’s treatment with cannabis oil. Whether Angela will be able to join them remains to be seen.

Also here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...rying-To-Help-Her-Son!&highlight=Angela+Brown

 

[osan]

I hate to say it, but the woman went about this stupidly. She knew she was administering something "illegal". She should have known beforehand the potential consequences of her actions. So knowing, she should have prepared her son, which apparently she failed to do. Boy innocently opens his yap and now they are in the shit.

For pity's sake people, get your heads out of your assholes and think a bit before you act. I fully support everything she did up to the failure to prepare for questions she should have known were likely to be asked.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I hope like hell she skates on this. Thereafter, move to Colorado and tell MN to screw off.

And for those who argue in favor of "states' rights**", if this does not serve to demonstrate the folly of the concept, I must then conclude there is something very wrong with your thinking process.













** There are no such things as "states" in sé, and even if we redefine the terms to give them material reality, they still have no rights - certainly not above and beyond those of the individual. Therefore, and at most, "states' rights" is identical with "individual rights" and therefore in no way implies that a "state" may construct "law" that violates the rights of the individual. "The state" is a dog-shit term that is best cast into the dustbin because it has the clear effect of leading the average man's thinking into the intellectual septic tank.

 

[phill4paul]

And for those who argue in favor of "states' rights**", if this does not serve to demonstrate the folly of the concept, I must then conclude there is something very wrong with your thinking process.



** There are no such things as "states" in sé, and even if we redefine the terms to give them material reality, they still have no rights - certainly not above and beyond those of the individual. Therefore, and at most, "states' rights" is identical with "individual rights" and therefore in no way implies that a "state" may construct "law" that violates the rights of the individual. "The state" is a dog-shit term that is best cast into the dustbin because it has the clear effect of leading the average man's thinking into the intellectual septic tank.

You have an "Amen" from me, brother!