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Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure medical marijuana for sick kids
By Associated Press
Aug 27, 2024 11:30 pm

SAO PAULO — The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother's eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing through the home.

On this July morning in Guaruja, a coastal city in Brazil's state of Sao Paulo, Murillo quickly regained his senses as his mom, Janaína Silva, cradled him.

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