Editor's Note: Tennessee legislators also have introduced a pair of “partner bills” (SB1211and HB0873) that would legalize possession and the “casual,” non-monetary exchange of a half ounce of marijuana (for recreational purposes), according to CBT's "When Will Your State Legalize Marijuana" report. Regarding medical marijuana, SB0060, “Medical Cannabis Access Act,” was introduced Feb. 11, 2015, in the Senate, to legalize medical marijuana use by qualifying, registered patients through a regulated system of cultivators (regulated by the Department of Agriculture) and dispensaries. The similar bill, HB 561, was introduced in February in the House.
Chloe Lea was born in October 2011, and when she was 8 days old she was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that dealt with the development of her brain. She had intractable seizures, hundreds of them on a given day.
Chloe's mother, Peden Lea from Memphis, did everything in her power, visited every doctor she could and tried every medication she could – over 20 different kinds to stop the seizures.
It wasn't enough. Chloe died last December, just a couple of months after her 3rd birthday.
Now there is a Republican-sponsored bill going through the state House that supporters say might have helped Chloe.
