makai is one of them. >> he has a rare form of epilepsy known as doza syndrome. by the time he was 5 years old he had had 500,000 seizures. don't usually start crying this early, actually. it's an emotional day because he's 16 months seizure free today, so i'm happy. it's a happy emotion. >> today zakai is talking walking and being home schooled. his mom heather jackson is convinced it's due to an extract found in this controversial plant. joel's family runs one of the largest marijuana grows in the state of colorado. it's a family owned operation. the five family brothers went into business in 2008 under the medical marijuana state. >> people call it the hippie disappoint. you could smoke it all day, and you wouldn't become high. >> her disappointment could really help people. >> once we started it, the first day, seizure free, no seizures. a week went by still no seizures, and then we were on to something. >> renaming their plant ncv, charlotte's web. first the plant is soaked in food grade alcohol to draw out the canabbinoids. >> how long do you soak it for? >