“For families of severely autistic children, finding a treatment plan can be difficult. But now, some families are turning to cannabis for help,” reports WBZ/CBS Boston reporter Lisa Hughes. Hughes has been studying the issue and recently made a visit to the home of Lizabeth Lane Morse and her son Mark. CLICK HERE to watch the segment and see first hand how this young boy went from being totally out of control – breaking windows and TV’s and putting his head through iPads.and the family fish tank.
“Within 10 days of starting cannabis therapy, Mark became verbal,” Mark’s Mom told Hughes.
In Massachusets Mark’s doctor, Benjamin Caplan, is 
one of the few physicians legally able to prescribe cannabis to children. Dr. Caplan talks about the stigma around cannabis that goes back decades. “It’s been pulled from the education system. So, doctors aren’t taught about it. They don’t know how to use it,” he said. “Is your child on Zoloft? Is your child on Adderall? Are we not calling those drugs? I think the judgment is in the eye of the beholder.”