Chronically Ill 6-Year-Old Walks for First Time After Medical Cannabis TreatmentBy Josh Mur Thankfully, those days of irrational fear and denial are slowly coming to an end. In fact, the steady shift in the general publics perspective on cannabis has been significant enough for a growing number of parents to consider cannabis oil as a viable option to treat their sick children. Such is the case with Bella Chinonis. Bella is a six-year-old girl from Michigan who suffers from a rare condition called 1p36 Deletion Syndromea disease that can lead to a series of very serious health issues including inhibited speech abilities, developmental delays, and chronic seizures. In addition to dealing with her rare disease, Bella also struggles with kidney failure, several holes in her heart, and until just a few months ago, she was unable to walk. After several pharmaceutical treatments failed and she was denied a medical cannabis prescription from her neurologist, Bellas parents sought help from doctors in Texas and Detroit that were actually willing to help. As one may have guessed, this was not an easy task. In the state of Michigan, it is policy that any patients under the age of 18 must seek examination and approval for medical marijuana from not one, but two doctors. Thankfully, after her examination, Bella received a recommendation for cannabis oil. So did the cannabis oil help 6-year-old Bella? According to her mother, it absolutely did. She can stand now. She responds to voices and she loves the movie Frozen. She didnt do that before and the only thing different we are doing is giving her medical marijuana, she said. Although Bellas disease cannot be cured, her introduction to cannabis oil has enhanced not only her own life, but the lives of her family members. Bellas parents no longer have to see their daughter struggling to stand or remain unresponsive to the broken hearted people around her. Bella isnt the only child to be effectively treated with cannabis oil, nor is she the youngest. Dr. William Courtney of the Cannabis International Foundation announced in 2012 that his youngest patient was an 8-month-old infant with an inoperable brain tumor. After 2 months of treatment that put small amounts of cannabis oil on the childs pacifier, there was enough of a reduction in the tumors size that the oncologist allowed the treatment to continue. By 8 months, the tumor had virtually disappeared, leading people to dub the child a miracle baby. These are not isolated incidents. Cannabis increasingly serves as an effective medicine for sick childrendespite the fact that the American Academy of Pediatrics has stated it does not support cannabis treatment for children because of the drugs negative effects on brain development in people below the age of 21. However, Dr. Courtney disagrees, stating that the use of non-psychoactive cannabis allows for significantly larger doses that allow the medical benefits to take effect much faster. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Dr. William Courtney states: There is a lot of information out there that has been built up with the intent on causing confusion [] the non-psychoactive use of the plant really facilitates a lot of its benefits because it allows elevated dosage. The idea of giving children marijuana as medicine may still seem taboo to some, but one cant help but wonder why this is so. Is the power of fear and propaganda that much more powerful than the ability to heal sick children? Are outdated notions and faulty studies more reputable than direct observation of successful treatments? Why is it that the U.S. governmentthe very institution that has perpetuated these absurd misconceptionshas admitted that cannabis can cure canceryet there is still a nave herd of clueless Americans that sees the D.A.R.E. seminar they sat through in 3rd grade as more credible? Also See: City to Evict Nearly All Medical Marijuana Shops Josh Mur writes for TheAntiMedia.org. Tune in! Anti-Media Radio airs Monday through Friday @ 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. Help us fix our typos: edits@theantimedia.org. But hey chemotherapy radiation dont have any negative affects on young brains . If pot becomes legal, the very rich, the CIA, the international bankers loose a lot of revenue. Therefore, any medical benefits such as this child walking must take a backseat to obscene profits for the rich. If you juice the ripe, raw buds and flowers you can cure people without getting them high, therefor making any unfounded taboo regarding use by children irrelevant. 