Braselton woman uses medical cannabis to battle epilepsy

It’s late afternoon at the McDaniel family’s Braselton home. Three children — 9, 11 and 16 years old — criss-cross one another, doing the things kids do to wind down after a long day of school.

Their mother, Janel, slumps into the couch, feeling disoriented. She sees stars and a sort of aura around everything in sight. She notices her kids and husband moving about the den, but she can’t hear them.

Cannabis courses through her veins, but she isn’t high. This physical reaction is a warning; her body bracing Janel for a seizure….