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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. Cannabis is issued medicinally for a plethora or disorders, and one that it seems to affect very positively is epilepsy. WHAT EXACTLY IS EPILEPSY? CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT. CANNABIS AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT.

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

NORML

Pedini’s legislative strategy relied on two approaches: (1) carefully crafting the language around Virginia’s medical marijuana laws to protect patients, and (2) letting doctors, not bureaucrats, determine who gets to access medical marijuana. As in, no to anyone who wasn’t an epilepsy patient.].

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While Legislative Hurdles Remain, We Take a Look at North Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill

Cannabis Law Report

SB 711 recognizes that “modern medical research has found that cannabis and cannabinoid compounds are effective at alleviating pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with several debilitating medical conditions.”. SB 711 would make medical marijuana available to “qualified patients” with a physician’s written certification.

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Medical Cannabis Gains Support in Kentucky

MassRoots

Legislation to legalize medical cannabis cleared the Kentucky House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. House Bill 136 was overwhelmingly approved in a vote of 16 to one after committee members heard from constituents who suffer from health problems such as epilepsy and chronic pain. The Legislation: HB 136.

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Panama legalizes medical cannabis use

Cannabis Law Report

For her part, Marie Millard, executive director of the Luces Panama Foundation, said that the approval of the legislative initiative will give patients quality of life, specifically for people with epilepsy who take two and three medications and do not work for them.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

CannaMD

In honor of National CBD Day, CannaMD wants to clear up some cannabinoid confusion once and for all. However, many of these products contain a number of other cannabinoids as well. To understand cannabinoids, we need to take a closer look at the endocannabinoid system. More recently, the 2018 Farm Bill expanded hemp legislation.

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Charlotte’s Web CBD Banned by British Regulators

Veriheal

In 2018, legislation was passed by the British Parliament that effectively legalized cannabinoids like CBD and CBDA. This rare type of epilepsy caused her to endure up to 300 grand mal seizures per week from the tender age of five. Confusion surrounding British CBD laws has thrust the cannabinoid into a legal gray area.

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