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This free cannabis hotline answers all of your plant questions

The Cannigma

Realm of Caring was founded in 2013 by two mothers whose children had epilepsy (the daughter of one of the founders was the namesake for Charlotte’s Web CBD.) What started as providing information quickly grew into a network of organization, advocacy, research, and education. . All of this research and advocacy adds up.

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Is Weed Legal in Japan? Cannabis Legalization Bill Explained

Veriheal

In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. and Europe to treat severe epilepsy, as well as other medical conditions.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

HB1445/SB1235, unfortunately, didn’t provide a framework for cultivating or distributing medicines, so patients had to get their cannabis from another state (a no-no under the US Department of Justice’s now-rescinded guidelines ). As in, no to anyone who wasn’t an epilepsy patient.]. They were all fine with that?

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Meet the Creators of Separating the Strains

CannaTech

We are delighted to introduce you to some new friends set to make a big impact on the medical cannabis advocacy scene… the creators of a new documentary called Separating the Strains ; a deeply personal narrative that charts the reality of living with epilepsy, with and without cannabis medication as a treatment option.

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The History of RSO: One Man’s Journey Changed Everything

LifeCannMD

“If you knew what I know about this medicine and the people who need it,” he once said, “you’d do the same thing.” He’s been less visible in public since then, but his advocacy for RSO and medical cannabis continues. Instead, he wanted everyone to have access to it. The truth is complicated.

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Mother & Son Walking Across The UK To Raise Awareness Of Lack Of Medical Cannabis Access

Cannabis Law Report

Forbes report… A young boy and his single mother are in the midst of a 1,000-mile walk across the United Kingdom, a journey they are making to raise awareness and funds to provide medicinal cannabis to chronically ill patients. The Caldwells have three primary goals in mind as they journey across the U.K. The Boy Who Changed The Law.

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Peter Reynolds Article: The Desperate Rearguard Action the British Medical Establishment is Fighting Against Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

I have a particular interest in epidemiology and clinical trials and in particular running clinical trials in childhood epilepsy.”. It’s hardly surprising then that in such a pre-eminent position, his opinion on the use of medical cannabis in paediatric epilepsy is regarded as if it had the force of law amongst doctors.