article_snippet.sent: Bandawrote a book that detailed how Banda used cannabis oil to treat Banda debilitating Crohn's disease .
article_snippet.sent: The mother, who was diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease Crohn's in the early 2000s, said that Banda had been losing weight and was 'on Banda death bed' before Banda began using cannabis oil in 2009.
article_snippet.sent: Crohn's, where the body's immune system attacks the gastrointestinal system,  causes pain, diarrhea, menstrual problems, lack of appetite and fatigue.
article_snippet.sent: Banda said that the marijuana worked much better than any medicines that had been prescribed for Banda and Banda was soon able to walk without a cane, Banda said in a YouTube video.
highlights_snippet.sent: Shona Banda, 37, had written book about using cannabis oil to treat Crohn's .
  