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How Medical Marijuana Treats Epilepsy

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One area which is now widely talked about is how marijuana treats epilepsy. Marijuana in treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological condition which causes one to have seizures. It is a condition which can affect one’s life. Unfortunately, there has not been a cure for this condition.

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Realm of Caring Appoints Research Director to Oversee Groundbreaking Cannabis Data Registry and Medical Studies

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and its Scientific Advisory Board, the Organization Publishes New Real-World Study on Epilepsy and CBD. His first initiative is co-authoring an original study on epilepsy using survey data gathered from RoC’s innovative Observational Research Registry (ORR). Under the Leadership of Nicolas Schlienz, Ph.D., COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS

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Concert to memorialize Charlotte Figi, the girl who changed medical cannabis

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Last April 7th, 13-year-old Charlotte Figi, whose battle with a rare, catastrophic form of early childhood epilepsy called Dravet syndrome raised awareness for medical cannabis across the world, died of cardiac arrest and respiratory failure brought on by a seizure. I never thought that I would see cannabis become an essential business.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. CBG, however, also has some medicinal potential that CBD doesn’t, for instance as a treatment for hypertension and insulin resistance. Shutterstock).

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

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A regulatory framework for medical cannabis was first implemented in 2013 when Uruguay pioneered and paved the way through to legalization. Patients, and their treatment, therefore, are the priority. Treatment options may be limited by government-approved imports, a practitioner’s prescription or pharmacy stock.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

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Consequently, they sorted the publications into three main groups: psychiatry, cancer treatment, and neurology. While most research took place in the area of psychiatry, publications in the fields of neurology and cancer increased significantly between 2011 and 2013. ” An Encouraging Increase.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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The exact CBD dosage still remains undefined by the science and greatly varies depending on the disease to treat; most treatments start with a dose of 1mg CBD per Kg of bodyweight, which is gradually increased if necessary. That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness.