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Faces of Cannabis stumps for federal OK for cannabid oil

Public health • The oil is used to treat people with intractable epilepsy, reducing their seizures.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Photographer Nichole Montanez, right, is behind the Face of Cannabis project. Montanez was in Salt Lake City, Wednesday November 12, 2014, photographing children who are being treated with cannabis oil. Left to right, Cristina Might, Bertrand Might, Caitlin Janeway, Diane Might, Winston Might, Montanez.

Nichole Montanez is traveling the country photographing children with epilepsy who currently are being treated or are hoping to be treated with cannabid oil. Montanez stopped in Salt Lake City on Wednesday at Hope 4 Children With Epilepsy's "Faces of Cannabis" project. State lawmakers in 2014 tweaked Utah code, making it legal for people with intractable epilepsy to import a type of cannabid oil shown to reduce seizures. Faces of Cannabis will be used to lobby for a federal bill, HR 5226: Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act, which would remove cannabid oil and therapeutic hemp from the list of controlled substances.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Photographer Nichole Montanez is behind the Face of Cannabis project. Montanez was in Salt Lake City, Wednesday November 12, 2014, photographing children who are being treated with cannabis oil.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Madison Huff is photographed by Nichole Montanez, left, as part of the Face of Cannabis project. Montanez was in Salt Lake City, Wednesday November 12, 2014, photographing children who are being treated with cannabis oil. Helping with the photo shoot is Caitlin Janeway.

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