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Medicinal properties of CBD

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That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness. CBD Crew has recently developed a strain – named CBD Therapy – with much more CBD than THC. Thus, using CBD sublingually (under the tongue) is recommended so it does not reach the digestive system.

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A New Treatment: CBD Oil For Autism?

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We go deep into what this might mean for the future of therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and how we might see the use of CBD oil for autism. Success rates of up to 80% have been observed for CBD related autism therapy. Beyond alternative therapies, education and medication are the two most accepted ways of treating autism.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

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Designed to treat seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome , Epidiolex is a purified (> 98% oil-based) CBD extract administered via oral spray. As discussed with Epidiolex, CBD is also effective at treating epilepsy and seizures. CBD & Epidiolex.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Media representations can offer insights into the nature of the discourse about new medical products and therapies and how ideas and understandings about social phenomena become constructed. Refractory paediatric epilepsy. Conclusions. Palliative care indications. Cancer pain. Neuropathic pain. Spasticity from neurological conditions.

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Cannabis With An Edge

Cannabis Law Report

We strive to make a firsthand connection with every patient or caretaker to provide them with reliable and effective cannabis based therapies. Smullen’s motivation: His daughter suffered from epilepsy and had her first grand mal seizure when she was 2… she could have been helped by medical marijuana. FLORIDA FOCUS.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

This differs sharply from the conventional course of cannabis medicine, which is to use whole, clean plant extracts to treat epilepsy and to gradually discontinue use of conventional pharmaceuticals. An Israeli study of cannabis versus epilepsy, however, used natural extracts with a ratio of 20:1 CBD:THC. Lancet Neurol Dec 23 2015.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

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The CBD cannabinoid is proven to be an exceptional seizure-controlling agent for epilepsy patients, and also shows great promise for treating Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana and Epilepsy: Here’s How Cannabis Stops Seizures (12 Studies). Exploring the available research on ALS and cannabinoids.

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