Their children depend on CBD to treat epilepsy. The government funding bill will cut off their therapy, advocates say
- Posted on November 20, 2025
- By CNN
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Their children depend on CBD to treat epilepsy. The government funding bill will cut off their therapy, advocates say

Lisa Smith’s 14-year-old daughter, Haley, had run out of options. She was having roughly two dozen seizures a day and had tried “17 or 18” different pharmaceutical regimens, different diets, and an implanted nerve simulator.