“And it’s expensive. A pound of good bud runs $2,500 to $3,000 in the Bay Area, and Finley delivers to anywhere in California. Aldrich says a three-month regimen cost her $1,200 a month; Finley charges $5,500 for a two-month cycle”
As far as the family moving to CO.
Here’s the thing. This entire article is bogus.
It is conceivable marijuana could help her seizures.
All her family, or anyone, would need to do is get some dope, extract the cannabinoids by sautéing in butter or oil and make cookies or brownies for her.
No need to move to CO. No need for expensive “oil”.
Maybe it would help. Probably not, if her seizures are as bad an non-responsive to current approved drugs.
But who knows.
But this is propaganda, we can know that.
The legality factor would be the reason. Not really a need to MOVE, per se, but to keep it on the 'legal' side, I can see the reasoning to come to Colorado.
As for the oil, it's quite simple to make, and isn't expensive. The recipe was actually given above. You're right in that edibles would be the way to go, for a child. I wouldn't advocate having them smoke it.
Based on experience, I’d say that a 2 month regimen of oil could be had for quite a lot less than several thousand. A few hundred, perhaps, and maybe even getting close to 1000, but in reality, for $1,000 I could make several month’s worth.