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workinclasszero

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Tue May 29, 2018, 09:40 AM May 2018

Georgia family loses custody of son after giving him marijuana to treat seizures

The parents are now facing reckless conduct charges.
Author: Zach Merchant Published: 2:52 PM CDT May 27, 2018

Last month, Georgia Division of Family and Children Services took custody of Suzeanna and Matthew Brill's son after Twiggs County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested them for giving him marijuana.

It's a charge they don't deny.

"We openly admitted to them in front of Twiggs County sheriff's deputies," said Matthew Brill.

Their son, who we're not identifying because he is a minor and because of the sensitive nature of this case, was taken from the Brill's custody.

According to a Twiggs County Sheriff's Office report they're now charged with reckless conduct.

However, they say they're not bad parents -- they were doing what they had to to stop their son's frequent seizures.

The Brills say their son suffered from several seizures every day, "seven days a week, 24 hours a day."

After trying several prescription drugs and even cannabis oil with no results, they turned to marijuana.


https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/georgia-family-loses-custody-of-son-after-giving-him-marijuana-to-treat-seizures/269-558979698
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Georgia family loses custody of son after giving him marijuana to treat seizures (Original Post) workinclasszero May 2018 OP
Unbelievable.... n/t hlthe2b May 2018 #1
Heartbreaking. Doodley May 2018 #2
What are the authorities doing angstlessk May 2018 #3
In Twiggs County, beating the kid with bibles? NightWatcher May 2018 #4
lulz... nmgaucho May 2018 #5
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