SANTA ROSA, CA — A California judge recently ruled that a 5-year-old girl can bring her emergency cannabis medication to school to treat her seizures as needed. The Press-Democrat reported Judge Charles Manson ruled in favor of Brooke Adams, who suffers from a “rare form of epilepsy.”
The ruling comes after the Rincon Valley Union School District stated allowing medical marijuana at schools would violate laws, the Press-Democrat reported.
“Joe Rogoway, the Santa Rosa-based cannabis attorney representing the Adams family, argued that Brooke’s genetic condition, known as Dravet Syndrome, clearly qualified her to attend school under federal law,” the Press-Democrat reported. “He also believed the school district misapplied state statutes that prohibit medical marijuana on campus in its rationale for denying her access, namely given Brooke’s diagnosed need for the drug.”
The newspaper reported that schools around the Bay Area have also “created policies to make exceptions for students with disorders requiring medical marijuana.”
For Brooke’s mother, Jana, she’s thankful the battle is over. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news from your California neighborhood. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app. Also, be sure to follow your local Patch on Facebook!)
“I’m grateful that we had this ruling so she can just go to school like any other child and we don’t have to keep pushing to get what she needs,” Jana Adams told the newspaper.
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