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Huge Win for Epilepsy Patient as D.C. Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana in Schools

WeedAdvisor

Unfortunately, this mentality causes innocent patients to suffer and seriously affects their quality of life while at school. This is the case with an 11-year-old epilepsy patient, whose plight was the catalyst for D.C.’s Zoey Carty has a sever case of frontal lobe epilepsy, leading to several seizures per day.

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North Dakota Advocates for Hospice Patients’ Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

Mary Schneider (D) cleared the House in an 86-6 vote this March, allowing terminally ill patients to use proof of their admittance in hospice care in lieu of a doctor’s written recommendation to register as a medical cannabis patient. This is also the process for those who are treating patients that are terminally ill.

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How to Talk To Your Doctor About Becoming a Legal Medical Cannabis Patient

MedicalJane

Although this is exciting for many advocates of the plant, many patients that are suffering from ailing health conditions are left wondering what this means for them, and how exactly all of these changes will impact their healthcare options. Do you qualify for medical cannabis? Check it out here. Many other states take a different approach.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Unlike other states, Alabama requires doctors to document a failure of conventional medical treatment before issuing a medical cannabis prescription. As of June 2022, there is no way for medical patients to obtain a cannabis prescription or get medication. Alabama medical cannabis program. The cost of a prescription is unknown.

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New Study To Test Effectiveness Of Cannabis Compound CBDV In Treating Autism

Puff Puff Post

Previous success from treating epilepsy with Cannabinoids now motivates doctors to investigate the plant’s effectiveness in treating symptoms of autism. Epidiolex is a CBD-infused oral-based medication designed to help patients as young as two-years-old treat epilepsy disorders.

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GW’s Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Drug Set For European Approval

Cannabis Law Report

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) cleared the cannabidiol oral solution for use with clobazam to treat seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome for patients aged two and older. Epidiolex is made up of cannabidiol (CBD), one of the hundreds of molecules found in the marijuana plant and contains less than 0.1

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CBD: Exploring The Therapeutic Effects of Cannabis Without the High

Canna Care Docs

For those who might be exploring the benefits of cannabis or are considering its many therapeutic effects, Cannabidiol, often abbreviated as CBD is especially important for cannabis patients. Cannabinoids are chemicals within cannabis that offer relief to patients, similar to natural compounds in our body called endocannabinoids.