Parents of N.J. student fighting to use medical marijuana oil reject school compromise

TRENTON — The parents of a 16-year-old girl with epilepsy and autism who are fighting for her right to consume cannabis oil at school rejected an offer from school board attorney Friday that would have allowed her mother to take her daughter off campus to medicate her.

"Unfortunately the proposed accommodation has to be rejected due to safety and behavior concerns," according to a letter from Roger Barbour, the father of Genevieve "Genny" Barbour to the Maple Shade Board of Education.

Last year, the Burlington County school district turned down a request from Roger and Lora Barbour to allow their daughter to consume medical marijuana oil that could be mixed into her lunch. A registered medical marijuana patient, Genny began consuming homemade cannabis oil in August, and within weeks, her parents reported a decline in the frequency and intensity of her debilitating seizures. The family's story was reported Friday...

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