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‘Too costly, not enough evidence it works’, says UK in blow to cannabis campaigners

Cannabis Law Report

The watchdog refused to allow its national health service to prescribe medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy because there is “not enough evidence it works”, a decision which angered campaigners and parents who said their children will suffer as a result.

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Your guide to hemp, cannabis, and all things CBD.

StrainConnect

As of August 2018, researchers have found more than “144 known cannabinoids” This, according to leading scientist, Dedi Meiri, Ph.D.(10) From cancer(11) to epilepsy(12), there seems to be very little that cannabis cannot help with. 2018, April). Endocannabinoids and epilepsy - Science Direct. 2018, Aug.).

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Cannabis for Sciatica: Can It Actually Help?

Greencamp

Sciatic pain has a very wide range, starting from mild tingling, aching and burning sensations, to a completely incapacitating pain that can occur anywhere along the path of the sciatic nerve. This study was conducted in 2018 in Israel, and was performed on 15 males with an average age of 33. THC for sciatica.