4-year-old girl becoming the face of medical marijuana in Ohio

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While the Ohio Medical Association and Ohio Children’s Hospital Association both stand against Issue 3, the face of the proposed legislation has been a young girl and her family who moved from Ohio to Colorado to legally get medical marijuana. NBC4’s Duane Pohlman traveled to Colorado to find the facts behind “Addyson’s Story.”

Addyson's story

In a rented home in an upscale, middle class neighborhood in Castle Rock, Colorado, Heather Benton makes it clear that she’s proud that she and her daughter have become the faces of medical marijuana and Issue 3.

family1“I couldn’t be happier,” Heather said, as she settled in to the couch in her family room.

ResponsibleOhio ads, featuring Heather and 4 year old Addyson Benton have been playing around the clock for weeks across Ohio, yet here in the suburb of Denver,

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