Parents still hope to treat baby with cannabis oil as her condition improves

VANCOUVER - Parents of a severely ill baby girl in British Columbia say they will not give up their fight to gain full custody and treat her with cannabis oil, despite dropping court action that sought greater control of her care.

A lawyer for Justin Pierce and Michelle Arnold withdrew the application on Wednesday because five-month-old Mary Jane Pierce has been breathing without a ventilator for two weeks.

But the couple still hope to show they deserve full custody and the right to give her the oil at an upcoming protection hearing. The Ministry of Children and Family Development obtained temporary custody in August and will hold a hearing to determine whether to make it permanent.

"We are not dropping the fight for cannabis oil. We still want to give it to her," said Arnold. "I'm so angry that she's on so many strong medications that adults, full-grown adults, will...

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