ABBY’S JOY
The story of a mother’s love as she struggles in the conservative south with her morals and her sanity to find an effective treatment for her severely Autistic three-year-old girl, ultimately turning to an unconventional and controversial illegal option : medicinal cannabis.
"Abby’s Joy" is currently in pre-production to become a feature length documentary or docu-series.
“In December of 2018, I was sent a riveting youtube video of a woman pleading her case in front of the Georgia State Legislature. Here was this strong-willed, confident woman with such conviction in her eyes, confessing to the leaders of her state that she was breaking the law to give relief to her then three old girl who was suffering with a severe case of Autism by means of home made medicinal cannabis.
After many years of suffering with medical practices that didn’t work, she decided to take it on herself and began making cannabis oil out of her own kitchen. Within four days of Abby’s first treatment, they noticed significant positive effects. As this began to take effect on her daughter, Jennifer was forced to hide her joy and resolution from her family and the social workers that cared for Abby, in fear of them having her child taken from her.”
Statistics
“2018 figures now place autism rates as 1 in 59 in the U.S.”
“Over a billion people, around 15% of the world’s population, have some form of disability.”
“80% of parents who gave their children medical cannabis noted a decrease in problematic behaviors with 62% reporting significant improvements. ”
“92% of patients say medical marijuana works”