[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 172 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H8435-H8436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to highlight November as 
Epilepsy Awareness Month.
  Tragically, across the country today, thousands of families dealing 
with epilepsy and other debilitating seizure disorders have been forced 
to uproot their families as they travel to States where CBD oil already 
is legalized.
  Especially in children, Mr. Speaker, CBD oil helps reduce the amount 
and duration of seizures; but over and over again, the government has 
stood in the way of access to lifesaving care for these children.
  Children across the country like Sophie Weiss deserve better. Sophie 
is

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an inspiring young woman in my district. She suffers from a severe form 
of epilepsy. Without CBD oil, she suffers upwards of 200 seizures each 
and every day.
  For Sophie and children suffering like her, I helped introduce a bill 
to stop the government from standing in the way of this lifesaving 
relief. In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, I call on my colleagues 
to join me so that we can pass the Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 
2015 and ensure no other family has to endure the loss of a child as 
they wait for the approval of this natural, lifesaving option.

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