Prescribing Marijuana for Autism: A Good Idea?

A proposed bill would allow autism spectrum disorder to be a qualifying ailment under the state’s medical marijuana law, despite previous rejections of the idea and limited research to support the practice. State Representative Diego Espinoza, a Democrat from Tolleson who filed the bill on December 9, said it was a response to some parents’ desire to use the drug as a treatment alternative for certain symptoms associated with autism, in lieu of giving children…