[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18966]
[From the U.S. 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 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 is already legalized.
  Especially in children, CBD oil helps reduce the amount and the 
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 an inspiring young girl from the Tenth Congressional District 
in Illinois. She suffers from a severe form of epilepsy and, without 
CBD oil, suffers upwards of 200 seizures each and every day.
  Mr. Speaker, 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 we can pass the Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2015 and 
ensure that no family has to endure the loss of a child as they wait 
for approval of this natural, lifesaving option.

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