01/05/2018 UPDATE: A federal court date has been set to hear oral arguments on February 14, 2018 in the Southern District of New York.

According to a press release on Alexis Bortell’s Facebook page, the 11-year-old is suing the federal government.

Alexis Bortell is a self-proclaimed medical marijuana advocate who was born and raised in North Texas before moving to Colorado to gain legal access to medical marijuana to treat her seizures. She has a following of over 22,000 fans on her Facebook page, which was formerly known as "Team Alexis" and is now simply called "Alexis Bortell."

Since starting treatment there, she has gone over 800 days without a seizure, has been featured in numerous documentaries, and has spoken at conventions and even written a book on the benefits and uses of medical marijuana.