Medicinal Cannabis Oil Changing Life of Taranaki Toddler With Rare Disease

When a Taranaki family’s worst fear struck, and their toddler’s rare disease made him start self-mutilating, it was cannabis oil they turned to – and it changed everything. Nash Jones, 2, has the rare Lecsh-Nyhan Syndrome, which results in kidney issues, physical and mental disabilities, and can bring on serious self-mutilating behaviours such as finger biting and eye gouging. But the oil, which is prescribed through a chemist, has changed him and his family’s life…