Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a law on Monday allowing for the limited use of a special strain of marijuana to treat epileptic seizures and other diseases.
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"As a father and grandfather, you never want to see kids suffer," Scott said in a statement. "The approval of Charlotte's Web will ensure that children in Florida who suffer from seizures and other debilitating illnesses will have the medication needed to improve their quality of life."
Holley Moseley and her daughter RayAnn walk to the park in their neighborhood in Gulf Breeze, Fla., on May 21, 2014. RayAnn, who is severely epileptic, was an inspiration for Florida's legislation.
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Starting Jan. 1, 2015, doctors will be allowed to prescribe the medication. Charlotte's Web is cultivated specifically to be low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, the component that gets users high, and is processed for patients into an extract high in cannabidiol oil (CBD). The final product is usually placed under the tongue for consumption.
The bill also sets aside $1 million for research into medical uses of marijuana.
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