Jacqueline Patterson has cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder affecting her motor functions. As a result of her condition, she suffers from a severe speech impediment along with major pain and muscle weakness on the right side of her body. This video excerpt from the documentary In Pot We Trust demonstrates the amazing effect cannabis has on her condition.
Patterson doesn’t want her condition to affect her ability to be a mother to her children, so she looked for alternative treatments. She soon discovered that cannabis released a significant amount of her tension and pain, but most notably reduced her stutter.
Unfortunately, if she’s caught buying or smoking the plant, she risks losing custody of her children.
After Patterson was reported for possession in Kansas City, she moved to California and won a court case arguing that her consumption of marijuana was strictly for medicinal purposes.
Watch an excerpt from the documentary below:
Charles Rovira
April 26, 2015 at 2:47 am
Dudette, toke away. You sound like a very sensible person.
Jeb
April 26, 2015 at 2:29 pm
We have the ability to help people with an inexpensive herb but the sanctimonious Republicans won’t allow it. But then that is nothing new. They don’t give a crap about the average person, only their rich benefactors and the religious idiots that vote for them.
Troy
April 28, 2015 at 2:04 am
The only reason it is getting any attention now is because they realized it can make money. Pigs
Tasha Wood
April 29, 2015 at 2:00 am
Your a moron. Did you watch the video
Rick the Reaper
April 28, 2015 at 6:17 am
All politicians are pigs, Democrats or GOP. Libtards are, by far, the worst.
Adam
April 28, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Republicans are FAR worse than Democrats actually. You obviously don’t know what you speak of.
Kerplunkski (@Kerplunkski)
April 27, 2015 at 10:20 pm
What an absolutely amazing effect!
To me, this demonstrates that the war on pot only causes suffering. Why deny someone a harmless herb that treats such a debilitating condition out of misguided, prudish attitudes that originally were born out of racism? It’s not like legal weed will see people breaking into people’s bedrooms and forcing them to smoke pot.
Lola S
April 27, 2015 at 11:51 pm
Somebody get that woman a vaporizer. I hate to see people using cannabis by smoking it when there are other non-combustible ways.
FreetoBeMe
April 28, 2015 at 1:33 am
Until the Koch brothers decide there’s a buck in it for them…
scott
April 28, 2015 at 5:55 am
More power to ya baby girl.
If that helps you well then smoke it up you got my Vote honey!!!
elle
April 28, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Bless you mama bear ❤
Jöran Oostra
April 30, 2015 at 8:53 am
And still its forbidden in great parts of the world. The law streaghtend by the farmacy industry and visa versa is the major pain in the ass.
Jöran Oostra
April 30, 2015 at 8:56 am
And still its forbidden to use canabis related products in great parts of the world. The law strengthened by the farmacy industry and visa versa is the major pain in the ass.