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Roger Barbour is suing his daughter Genny’s New Jersey school district, which won’t allow her to take needed cannabis-oil treatments on the property.
The New Jersey parents of a 16-year-old girl with epilepsy and autism are suing for their daughter’s right to consume cannabis oil at school, kicking off a landmark legal case that could have far-reaching impact.
“She could have Valium or oxycodone, but not medical marijuana. Other children can take their medicine. My daughter cannot,” Roger Barbour, a Maple Shade attorney who is representing himself, his wife Lora, and their daughter Genny, told NJ.com. He did not return a call requesting comment from Yahoo Parenting. “My daughter is a citizen of this state, and this is a violation of her state and federal constitutional rights.”
At issue here is that two laws are in conflict with each other: the federal Drug Free School Act, which bars...
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