Medical Marijuana for Autism?

I am going to keep my opinions on this parents' use of medical marijuana for her son's autism to a minimum. However, I do have a few quick points:

* I have seen children have similar reactions on prescription drugs. Their anxiety goes down, appetite changes, they seem happier. Why choose marijuana over those? It would be an interesting comparison

* It appears that the author's son had a similar reaction to marijuana as many people do. He mellowed out and ate more. Is it helping beyond that quick response?

* Is the author taking advantage of her son's more mellow and happy personality to teach and reinforce these new skills, so the use of marijuana can be removed carefully and he can maintain the skills. As a behaviorist, that is how we prefer medications be used.