On Charlotte Figi Day, family will celebrate the Colorado girl who helped legitimize medical marijuana

Tiney Ricciardi | February 22, 2021

Paige Figi hasn’t spoken publicly about her daughter Charlotte in the 10 months since the teenager’s passing. It’s an unusual, if welcome, change of pace considering the Colorado Springs duo spent nearly a decade in the spotlight leading a crusade for medicinal marijuana that helped change both laws and lives.

Charlotte, whose battle with Dravet syndrome and subsequent treatment popularized the use of cannabidiol, or CBD, died last April after contracting what the family suspects was COVID-19. The 13-year-old later was cremated, Figi said, but the pandemic prevented her parents from making any funeral plans. That is, until now.

On Charlotte Figi Day, family will celebrate the Colorado girl who helped legitimize medical marijuana