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22nd Jan 2019

Steph and Dom to explore medical marijuana for epileptic son in new show

Olivia Hayes

It’s the first time they’re bringing the whole family on board.

You might remember Steph and Dom from Gogglebox and more recently their B&B show One Star To Five Star.

In a new Channel 4 documentary called Can Cannabis Save Our Son? Steph and Dom will look at the different uses for medical marijuana and see if it will help their son Max.

Viewers will be introduced to the whole family for the first time. (Credit: Channel 4)

Max, who is 18-years-old, suffers from severe epilepsy and can sometimes have up to 100 seizures a day. He was diagnosed when he was four-years-old and has Vagus Nerve Stimulation implant to help control the seizures. However, his family are interested to see if cannabis can help him even further.

Speaking to the Mail Online about the new show, Steph said: “I want to make this clear straightaway, this is not a scientific documentary, it is a personal film.

“We just wanted to explore the issues, talk to people and collect anecdotal information.”

“That is what you do if you are the parent of a chronically ill child.

“You are not online at midnight shopping on Zara, you are online at midnight doing this kind of thing.”

Steph & Dom: Can Cannabis Save Our Son? airs on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday, January 28.