爲給兒子治療癲癇 美國一對父母不惜非法使用大麻

A Georgia couple who says they gave their son marijuana to treat his seizures, is fighting to regain custody of him.

美國佐治亞州一對夫婦正在爭取重新獲得對兒子的監護權，他們稱對兒子使用大麻是爲了治療他的癲癇發作。

The state took custody of Matthew and Suzeanna Brill's 15-year-old son, David, in April when he tested positive for marijuana. They are charged with reckless conduct and facing jail time.

4月份，該州政府對馬修和蘇珊娜·布里爾15歲大的兒子大衛進行了監護，當時他的大麻檢測結果爲陽性，他的父母被控以魯莽行爲並面臨監禁。

The Brills say their 15-year-old son David went from having up to 10 seizures a day to being seizure free for 71 days after he began smoking marijuana, reports CBS News' Omar VIllafranca. The couple said he's never gone that long without a seizure before.

哥倫比亞廣播公司的奧馬爾·維拉弗蘭卡報道說，布里爾夫婦稱他們15歲的兒子大衛從開始吸大麻後，癲癇發作次數由原來的一天10次變成71天都沒發作過。這對夫婦表示，大衛以前從未有過如此長期的正常狀態。

"For our son, it was a miracle for him," Matthew said.

馬修表示：“對我們的兒子來說這是一個奇蹟。”

Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 29 states and Washington, D.C. Nine states and D.C. allow for legal recreational marijuana.

目前，醫用大麻在美國29個州和華盛頓特區是合法的。有9個州外加哥倫比亞特區允許合法食用大麻。

But Georgia has some of the strictest marijuana laws in the country. Physicians are not allowed to prescribe marijuana for medical use and it's illegal to sell or possess it.

但佐治亞州擁有該國最嚴格的大麻法律。醫生不允許將大麻作爲處方藥物進行醫用，同時出售或擁有大麻是非法的。

But the law does allow those with a state-issued medical card to possess low THC oil.

但法律確實允許持有國家頒發的醫療卡的人持有低四氫大麻酚油。

"The only way he could get a medical card would be a six-year waiting list," Suzeanna said.

蘇珊娜表示：“大衛可以獲得一張醫療卡的唯一途徑，就是在一個長達六年的名單裏苦苦等待。”

So the Brills, frustrated with traditional prescription medication, took matters into their own hands. Matthew said he smoked the illegally-purchased marijuana first to make sure it was okay before giving it to his stepson.

因此，對傳統處方藥物的獲取感到沮喪的布里爾夫婦，決定自己採取行動。馬修表示，他首先吸食了非法購買的大麻，以此來確保這些大麻在給兒子食用時是“安全的”。

The Brills were charged with reckless conduct after someone alerted the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. The couple said they spent six days in jail. On April 20, David was removed from the Brills' custody.

在有人把此事舉報到佐治亞州的家庭和兒童服務部門後，布里爾夫婦被指控魯莽行事。這對夫婦稱他們在監獄裏待了六天。

"They're facing real criminal charges," said criminal defense attorney Rachel Kugel. "I think even if they beat the criminal case. They still are definitely in hot water with regard to Child Protective Services."

刑事辯護律師雷切爾·庫格爾表示：“他們正面臨真正的刑事指控。我認爲即使他們在刑事案件中獲勝，也難逃兒童保護服務方面對他們的制裁。”