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Top 10 Medical Conditions Treated with Medical Marijuana in 2025

Miss Marijuana

Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Seizures are one of the most unpredictable and frightening symptoms for people with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. People with epilepsy are finding that adding cannabis to their treatment plan provides more stability and control over their condition.

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Why Hundreds of UK Patients are Buying their Medical Cannabis Illegally

Veriheal

A 2025 BBC report revealed that at least 382 families, identified through online forums and interviews conducted by the parent support charity MedCan, are sourcing cannabis medicines illegally—many to manage severe forms of epilepsy that conventional treatments have failed to control.

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How does medical marijuana help patients with Epilepsy?

FloridaMarijuana.net

The Epilepsy Foundation defines epilepsy as a chronic condition of the brain which causes seizures and affects 65 million people worldwide. One in 26 people will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. It is not fully known the genetic origins of epilepsy or if the condition is hereditary.

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Marijuana as a treatment for epilepsy

Cannabis Info

Marijuana as a treatment for epilepsy. Medical cannabis is showing great potential in the treatment of epilepsy. It is only in recent human history, that this mighty herb fell victim to human greed and was bound into the chains of prohibition. WHAT EXACTLY IS EPILEPSY? CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT.

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The Bahamas’ Cannabis Legalization Bill for Medical and Religious Use

Veriheal

Furthermore, the arrest will not even go on an individual’s criminal history. They will now be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis to treat conditions like depression, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder , and cancer. Previous convictions for such possession will be annulled.

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How Medical Marijuana May Help Reduce Opioid Use

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

The above quote is directly from the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, recognizing cannabis’ history as being used as a form of medicine for over 5,000 years. Perhaps it’s the leftover bits of stigma still attached to marijuana after its long criminal history in the United States. Learn More About the Arizona Medical Marijuana Program.

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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. Epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex: Findings from the TOSCA Study.