Australian girls in B.C. for cannabis oil treatment

An Australian family who travelled to Canada in order to legally access cannabis oil treatment could soon be forced to return home, where the life-changing medication is outlawed.

Tabetha and Georgia-Grace Fulton, 13 and 8, both suffer from a degenerative lung disease so rare that it doesn’t have a name. Their mother, Bobby-Jo, brought the girls to Victoria, B.C., so they could access the cannabis oil treatment after a successful – and illegal – 12-week trial in Australia.

The health benefits from taking cannabis oil were astounding, the girls say. They went from taking heavy doses of steroids and being unable to stay awake for more than 45 minutes, to being able to walk around all day without oxygen tanks.

“I feel amazing being on the cannabis oil,” Tabetha told CTV News Channel on Thursday. “It’s been life-changing, really.”

Her sister agreed: “I’m more energized. It’s

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