"Charlotte Figi, the girl who inspired the CBD movement"

Charlotte Figi began taking oil from the marijuana plant, "Hippie’s Disappointment," which contained low THC and later named "Charlotte's" thanks to Charlotte.

Charlotte Figi was the inspiration for "Charlotte’s Web" products by Stanley Brothers.

Unfortunately, Charlotte has passed away on April 7, 2020,from COVID 19 at the age of 13.According to reports, she had tested positive  and went to the hospital. 

She was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, after her condition seemed to improve. She suffered a seizure Tuesday morning resulting in respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, however, and she was taken back to the hospital, where she was treated “as a likely COVID-19 case.” Figi said seizures commonly occur along with illnesses in children like Charlotte with Dravet syndrome.

A family friend posted on Facebook:
“Charlotte is no longer suffering. She is seizure-free forever.” The family has requested privacy.

Stanley brothers wrote:
"What began as her story, became the shared story of hundreds of thousands, and the inspiration of many millions more in the journey of their betterment. Charlotte was and will be, the heartbeat of our passion, and the conviction that the dignity and health of a human being is their right.”

Her story changed the way the public perceives marijuana and while the use of medical marijuana was illegal in many states and countries, news of Figi’s success spread and families with Dravet Syndrom diagnoses started moving to Colorado Springs.This movement was so large,that families started to had a name for themselves: "Marijuana Refugees".


Back in 2011 Charlotte Figi came to fame as the sweet little girl who suffered hundreds of seizures a day from a rare condition called Dravet Syndrome. From the time she was just 3 months old, Charlotte suffered hundreds of small and large seizures a day. Pharmaceutical treatments proved ineffective, and, by the age of 5, Charlotte struggled to walk and talk.

Her parents,Paige and Matt Figi, after hearing about a family in California that treated their child’s seizures with oil made from cannabis, Paige Figi began to research the possibility and soon connected with a Colorado Springs medical marijuana dispensary owner named Joel Stanley, who, along with his brothers, had helped developed a strain of cannabis rich in cannabidiol,  the CBD, a non-psychoactive compound as we know it today.

Charlotte’s parents were willing to take chances with cannabis as a treatment and their bravery resulted in the migration of many families to Colorado seeking the same treatment. She was featured in the now-famous CNN episode where she was treated on camera and millions were able to see with their own eyes the response CBD had on epileptic patients. She was six years old at the time and had been suffering from seizures since the age of three.

-She was the patient that inspired the Colorado-based Stanley Brothers to create the cannabidiol (CBD) heavy version of cannabis to treat her condition. 

-She was featured in the now-famous CNN episode where she was treated on camera and millions were able to see with their own eyes the response CBD had on epileptic patients. She was six years old at the time and had been suffering from seizures since the age of three.

Colorado legalized medical marijuana and then adult-use marijuana causing the state to become the home of many cannabis companies. Stanley Brothers eventually changed the name of their company to 'Charlotte’s Web'

"In loving memory of Charlotte Figi.
Thank you for your life, your bravery, and your beautiful soul".