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IDPH approves four new conditions for medical cannabis treatment

Illinois News Joint

Providers are now able to begin certifying patients with those conditions for treatment with medical cannabis. The four approvals mark the first expansion of the list of conditions that can be treated with medical cannabis since 2019. Those four newly added conditions bring the total to 56. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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GW Pharmaceuticals receives approval for EPIDYOLEX® (cannabidiol) from the MHRA for the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex

Cannabis Law Report

GW was initially granted marketing authorisation for this medicine in the UK in September 2019 as an adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) or Dravet syndrome, in conjunction with clobazam, for patients two years of age and older. TSC is typically diagnosed in childhood. (5)

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A New Treatment: CBD Oil For Autism?

Puff Puff Post

An official study is aimed to conclude in July of 2019, where we’ll see all the data which comes forth. The Current Treatments for Autism. Most education-based autism treatment is focused on teaching developing children self-care, communicative, and social skills. As it sits, only a few methods of treating autism are available.

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Serious Conditions Are Responding To Cannabinoid Therapy

Peninsula Alternative Health

Epilepsy Seizure disorders are on the list of qualifying conditions for most medical cannabis states. Because nearly one-third of patients with epilepsy are not getting the results they want from conventional treatments, they are eager to experiment with natural cannabinoid therapy. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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Cannabis Patents are Approaching the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Canna Law Blog

On January 3, 2019, the PTAB published its Final Written Decision in the case, Insys Development Co, Inc. 9,066,920 – “Use of one or a combination of phyto-cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy” (“the 920 Patent”). We’ll know whether either side appeals the Final Written Decision by March 8, 2019.

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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

Project CBD

All but two of the 45 respondents said they’d consider cannabis as a treatment, with 29 seeking help for sleep disturbances, 27 for emotional complaints, 25 for functional disturbances, and nine for pain. Despite all this, there is a potential biological rationale for the treatment of tinnitus with cannabinoids, the authors explain.

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UK’s MS Society Launches #ApprovedButDenied Campaign

Veriheal

Medical cannabis has been legal in the nation for almost three years—so why are MS patients struggling to access the treatment? 1, MS Society UK posted on Twitter , “Getting the treatment you need shouldn’t be a game of chance. It’s this line of thought that contributed to the drive for launching a campaign. . ApprovedButDenied.