We first wrote in July 2012 about little Dominic, whose parents had him authorized to become one of Washington’s youngest MMJ patients. Dominic has autism and is predominantly nonverbal. Before his parents started him on topical lotions and edible gummies, Dominic would act out and hit himself on the living room couch. After a year of treatment, his progress is remarkable, Dominic’s physician said, and his parents got to hear their boy say ‘mom’ and ‘dad’ for the very first time. Lucas Jushinski
Seattle Police Department officers hand out bags of Doritos along with information on marijuana legalization measure Initiative 502 to attendees on day two of Seattle Hempfest Aug. 17, 2013
runs Island Alternative Medicine but the City of Langley only allowed it after much public debate back in March of 2012. Whidbey Island patients no longer must drive to Seattle to get medicine, and are now in the capable hands of Jushinski, an Iraq War veteran who said he credits Cannabis with helping his PTSD.
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