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Pot oil "miracle in a bottle" cure could land mom in jail


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Editor's Note: This is more a societal issue than a business issue, but nonetheless one that the industry at large should be more than aware of. With marijuana being legalized in some states and not others, and still illegal at the federal level, travesties like this bring to the forefront the need to address legalization, or at least decriminalization, nationally–especially when medical concerns are involved. 

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In March, one mother traveled to Colorado to get a bottle of cannabis oil in hopes of easing the agonizing pain her 15-year-old son has lived with for the past three years.

What she calls a mother's instinct may land her in jail, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz.

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"I broke the law, but I did it to save my son," Angela Brown said.

For years, the Minnesota mom searched for a way to end her son's chronic pain.

Trey appeared healthy, but a baseball accident in 2011 led to a build-up of pressure inside his head.

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A line drive to Trey's head caused bleeding in an area of his brain the size of a golf ball. Doctors feared he wouldn't survive.

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