A major medical gateway is set to open for those suffering from epilepsy. Florida lawmakers have set the stage for a specific type of low dose medical marijuana to become legal.
Local advocates say this could change the way they live.
"It's going to help a lot of children," said Susan Noble.
Noble, the founder of Epilepsy Warriors is surprised, but glad Florida has passed a cannabis bill. The bill will allow a low dose of medicinal Marijuana known as "Charlotte's Web" to be prescribed to patients with epilepsy, including children.
"Some of these children have seizures multiple times a day. Some of them have them every hour. And they could have ten seizures an hour, some children have 100 seizures in a day," Noble said.
The bill states the marijuana, which comes in a liquid form, would be restricted to just .8 percent THC, that's the ingredient that gets users high.
"It's not a cure. It's not a cure for epilepsy. It's another treatment options," Noble said.
Noble is more interested in CBD, the lesser talked about ingredient in pot, used to treat seizures.
"It's an option we just cannot not have," Noble said.
But, as political science professor Peter Bergerson explains, the back blow could be steep.
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Florida lawmakers approve some access to medical marijuana