More than 100 families have moved to Colorado Springs in recent months to obtain the oil, and mothers have launched lobbying efforts in many states to legalize medical marijuana for conditions such as epilepsy. Many of them have connected with Realm of Caring, a group started by a family who developed the Charlotte's Web low THC plant and the oil, which is rich in cannabidiol, or CBD, according to Heather Barnes-Jackson, the group's executive director. The plant is named for Charlotte Figi, who began taking the CBD oil (also called Realm Oil) at 5 as a last resort and saw a drastic reduction in her violent grand mal seizures. Research has shown that CBD has anti-inflammatory, neuro-protectant and antioxidant properties through its interactions with the brain and the body, Barnes-Jackson said. Meanwhile, other families watch with envy, unable to uproot their families but hopeful that their states will consider a change in marijuana laws, at least for this oil, which has marijuana's intoxicating ingredient, THC, removed. - Health Tribuneamp;nbsp;
