Oregon Family Treats Son’s Acute Disease with Medical Marijuana
PORTLAND — An Oregon family has turned to medical marijuana to manage their son’s severe autistic rage. “It was indescribable, it was horrifying,” said Jeremy Echols, father of 11-year-old Alex. “When you’ve got no other options, are you honestly gonna say no?” Alex Echols is severely autistic, and his doctor said Alex’s self-destructive behavior is brought on by Tuberous Sclerosis, a rare, genetic disorder that affects about 50,000 people in the United States. The disorder causes unregulated growth of non-malignant tissue [...]