Young girl's story may lead Idaho to approve marijuana oil

Monday, March 2, 2015

BOISE, Idaho -- Ten-year-old Alexis Carey has a rare but intractable form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. The genetic disease causes severe seizures, which often leave parents guessing whether the terror of watching their child seize up will pass or turn fatal.

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