Cannabis cookies given to boy, 4, for temper tantrums

vostok

Well-Known Member

A California doctor is fighting for his licence after he prescribed cannabis cookies
to a four-year-old boy.

Dr William Eidelman, a natural medicine physician, said small doses of marijuana would help control the child's temper tantrums.

The doctor misdiagnosed the child as having bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder (ADD).

The Medical Board of California ruled to revoke the doctor's licence but he has launched an appeal.


The board did not seek to revoke the licence because the doctor had prescribed cannabis to a child, which is legal for medicinal purposes in the state of California.

Dr Eidelman was investigated due to being "negligent in his care and treatment" - he had failed to consult a psychiatrist in the case or communicate with the school.

'Positive effect'
The boy's father consulted Dr Eidelman in September 2012 because his son was misbehaving at school.

The doctor recommended small amounts of the drug, which was revealed when the school nurse was asked to give the boy his cannabis cookies at lunchtime.

As a child, the boy's father had ADHD and bipolar disorder himself and had a negative experience with prescribed medications at the time, saying he felt like a "human guinea pig".

He started using marijuana later in life, saying it helped "calm him" and changed his behaviour towards his wife, towards whom he had previously "exhibited anger".

The father had previously obtained the drug for his older son, who had also been diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder.

He said marijuana had had a "positive effect" on both his children.

Dr Eidelman has appealed against the ruling, made on 4 January, and says he will continue to practise. His lawyers said he had won a suspension of the revocation, pending a future hearing.

Medicinal cannabis usage has been legal in California since 1996, and Dr Eidelman estimates that he has recommended the drug to thousands of patients.

I don't know what the big deal is do you?

(US doctor gave boy, 4, cannabis cookies)
 

butterchiken

Active Member
Its a difficult situation for the doc , one Iam hopeful he will rise above and overcome . At present where I live its still illegal but products such as sativex and tilray I think it is can be prescribed by a doctor but its not govt funded and costs huge amounts of money .... 3000 a month in some cases. People that are terminal can use it without prosecution but yea still a lot of red tape and once your terminal its to late for say rso to have its full effects ..... Sad state of affairs even in California to by sounds of it where its legal .... Sorry if I went bit off topic
 
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