Ricki Lake's New Film Explores Using Pot to Cure Pediatric Cancer
"Weed the People" seeks to raise awareness of the impact cannabis has on cancer patients and to depict how the chemicals in the plant can be life-saving.
For the full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/the-making-of-weed-the-people).
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames.
The wildfire that swept across Maui a week ago turned one of the nation’s most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues.
