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	weed helps a boy with autism

kelsoweikal

7-19-2009 1:21 AM

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marijuana, autism

kelsoweikal says:

This little boy is getting help by smoking pot - less aggression, more thoughtful interactions with others, more peaceful expressions.

Maybe if the big drug companies could make bajillions off of pot it would become legal!

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