Tag: epilepsy

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February 21, 2014
02/21/2014
Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased MMJ Access, Research

Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased MMJ Access, Research

The Epilepsy Foundation is calling for increased access to medical marijuana for patients and research purposes.
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December 11, 2013
12/11/2013
Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Imagine supplying thirty children with enough organic medicine to calm their seizures for a year. Now imagine facing prison time for it. That is exactly what is...
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December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Sabina Rose, 2012-2013

Sabina Rose, 2012-2013

Ladybud published the story of Sabina Rose, a little girl in New Jersey with Dravet Syndrome who is no longer with us.
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
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November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.13)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.13)

Budweiser sponsors a medical marijuana campaign event in Arkansas, California localities continue to grapple with regulating the business, and there is action afoot in Utah. And that’s...
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Republican Lawmaker Teams With Mormon Moms For Legal Cannabis Oil…In Utah

Republican Lawmaker Teams With Mormon Moms For Legal Cannabis Oil…In Utah

If anyone out there still doubts that marijuana legalization is gaining some serious traction, feast your eyes on this headline: “Utah Republican Lawmaker, Mormon Moms Fight For...
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October 28, 2013
10/28/2013
Michigan Medical Marijuana Couple Gets Their Daughter Back

Michigan Medical Marijuana Couple Gets Their Daughter Back

I feel like we often talk about how the justice system fails in regards to cannabis. To be fair, quite often, the justice system is a lit...
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October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
FDA Approves Trials Assessing CBD For Pediatric Epilepsy

FDA Approves Trials Assessing CBD For Pediatric Epilepsy

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two clinical trials to assess the efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive plant cannabinoid, in the treatment of intractable pediatric...
By: NORML
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October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Many parents are bringing their children to Colorado to receive cannabis treatment for pediatric epilepsy and cancer. The number of minor patients on the MMJ registry nearly...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

A six month old baby girl and her six year old brother were taken from their homes by CPS in Michigan this week because the state sees...
By: Mercedys
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Jennifer May is a devout Mormon and mother of 3, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Stockton, has Drevet Syndrome and has suffered through...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Cannabinoids 101

Cannabinoids 101

Medicinal cannabinoids can be kind of confusing. When you go to the dispensary, the strains will usually have the percentages of the subclasses of several cannabinoids listed. But...
By: Lateralus
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May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Study: Low Doses of THC Can Halt Brain Damage

Study: Low Doses of THC Can Halt Brain Damage

An article on Science Daily breaks down a recent study which found low doses of THC to protect against brain damage after seizures, hypoxia and some toxic drugs....
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April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
Washington Post: Can We Prescribe Medical Marijuana to Kids?

Washington Post: Can We Prescribe Medical Marijuana to Kids?

In another positive sign of the times for cannabis law reform, please find below a new video from the Washington Post’s The Fold looking at a couple of different situations...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Little-Known Cannabinoid May Treat Epileptic Seizures

Little-Known Cannabinoid May Treat Epileptic Seizures

Epilepsy is a serious medical condition noted chiefly for recurrent brain seizures, affecting many millions of people across the world. Typical pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, often...
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September 13, 2012
09/13/2012
Cannabis Anti-Convulsant Shakes Up Epilepsy Treatment

Cannabis Anti-Convulsant Shakes Up Epilepsy Treatment

Ben Whalley at the University of Reading, UK, and colleagues worked with GW Pharmaceuticals in Wiltshire, UK, to investigate the anti-convulsant properties of cannabidivarin (CBDV), a little-studied chemical found in...
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