Family moves for medical marijuana
The Benton family -- Addyson, 3, Heather and Adam -- stand outside of their Liberty Township home on March 25. The Benton family has since left to receive a form of medical marijuana in Colorado to treat Addyson's epilepsy.(Photo: The Enquirer/ Amanda Rossmann)Buy Photo
The Benton family has finally decided enough is enough. Heather Benton and her three-year-old daughter Addyson boarded a plane bound for Colorado on Thursday afternoon. Heather's husband, Adam, and their two dogs won't be too far behind in the moving truck.
Addyson was diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy at 14 months old. Tests showed she was having over 1,000 seizures a day. After trying several medications unsuccessfully, the family was almost without hope.
Then they researched medical marijuana. The Bentons decided that it would be in Addyson's best interest to give it a shot.
"We actually have two doctors out in Colorado that Addyson sees once a...
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