Family takes giant steps toward medical marijuana

Erin Cleveland continues the journey to improving her 2-year-old daughter Lainey's life.

Lainey Cleveland suffers from severe seizures(Photo: Hopper, Christopher)

ATLANTA -- A metro Atlanta mother is a few giant steps closer to seeing if now legal medical marijuana will help her 2-year-old daughter.

11Alive is following Erin Cleveland on her journey to getting cannabis oil for her daughter Lainey who suffers from severe seizures.

11Alive first told you about their journey back in June. Since then, Lainey's doctor signed off on her medical marijuana registration card, which officially became legal in Georgia this year.

"Oh it's huge," said Erin Cleveland, Lainey's mom.

That signature took almost a year and a half for the Clevelands, but it put them one step closer to medical marijuana.

"Now we're one step closer, we can finally get the medicine," Cleveland said.

She understands cannabis oil won't cure Lainey, but she's hoping it will...

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