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Epilepsy and Cannabis: The Latest Research
It’s now a widely-held and recognized belief that cannabis helps patients with epilepsy maintain a better quality of life and find respite from seizures. With the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) citing that epilepsy affects over 3.4…
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Parents’ NHS Cannabis Fight for Toddler Who Suffers 100 Epilepsy Seizures a Day
Two-year-old Charlie Hughes has a rare condition that causes severe seizures that seven different NHS treatments have failed to treat - but medicinal cannabis have halved his daily fits. The parents of a toddler with life-threatening…
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The Cannabis Industry Pays Tribute To Charlotte Figi, A Hero Of The CBD Movement
Charlotte Figi suffered her first seizure when she was three months old and on Wednesday, her mother’s Facebook page updated a previous post to announce “she is seizure free forever.” Charlotte was hospitalized earlier this month due to…
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Charlotte Figi, The Inspiration Behind Charlotte’s Web CBD, Passes Away
We extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Charlotte's family and friends.
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DEA Removes Epidiolex From Controlled Substances List
The move will make it easier for patients and caretakers to access the medication.
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Cannabis for Pediatric Epilepsy.
Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Up to 30% of children with epilepsy will be refractory to standard anticonvulsant therapy, and those with epileptic encephalopathy can be particularly challenging…
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How Does Medical Marijuana Treat Seizures?
If you or a family member suffers from seizures, you will know just how debilitating they can be. Seizures vary considerably in their severity, but nearly three million Americans experience them regularly in some form or other. One of the…
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Families Protest Over NHS Medical Cannabis Rules
The families of severely epileptic children have held a protest criticising the NHS for failing to prescribe medical cannabis. The law changed in 2018, allowing doctors to legally prescribe cannabis for some serious conditions. Although…
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School Won’t Allow Cannabis-Based Nasal Spray, So Teen With Epilepsy Pleads Case at Colorado Capitol
A state lawmaker is taking up the fight of a Douglas County teenager whose school district, he says, is discriminating against him. Sen. Chris Holbert shared Ben Wann’s story on the Senate floor. The teen has epilepsy. If he has a seizure,…
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Epilepsy and Cannabis: A Literature Review
Epilepsy is considered to be one of the most common non-communicable neurological diseases especially in low to middle-income countries. Approximately one-third of patients with epilepsy have seizures that are resistant to antiepileptic…
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