All posts tagged "dravet syndrome"

Culture

Charlotte Figi: The Little Girl Who Changed the World

Charlotte Figi, the girl whose catastrophic type of childhood epilepsy inspired the CBD movement, passed away...

Medical

The Kids Who Changed the Medical Marijuana Debate

On June 26, Ireland launched a five-year medical cannabis pilot program, inspired in part by the...

Politics

The U.K. Approves Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana Products

Physicians in the United Kingdom will be able to legally prescribe medical marijuana products, only oils...

Medical

The Health Benefits of THC Are Overlooked in CBD Mania

Having just undertaken a "critical study" of CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid held to have multifarious medicinal...

Medical

Research Finds THC Also Effective At Controlling Epileptic Seizures

While CBD is the main ingredient in medicine for epileptic seizures a new study shows THC...

Medical

FDA Approves Cannabis-Based Medicine for Seizures

Cannabinoid-based medicine expected to be available in pharmacies.

Politics

Crossing State Lines for Cannabis

Harking back to the good old days, when a neighbor could simply walk over and borrow...

Joint Opinions

GW Pharmaceuticals is Uncle Sam’s Version of Legal Weed

A pharmaceutical giant has discovered what an increasing number of parents and patients across the United...

Medical

Study: Cannabis Extracts Reduce Seizures

Photo courtesy of Drug Policy Alliance A new study to be published the journal of Epilepsy...

Medical

The American Academy of Pediatrics Supports MMJ Research

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the most recent organization to recommend the decriminalization and...

Joint Opinions

Medical Marijuana Means No Day Care In Oregon

In a brazen show of discrimination, a special meeting took place in Salem, Ore. this week....

Medical

CBD Laws and Epidiolex

The expanding number of CBD-only medical marijuana laws is setting the stage for some dramatic changes...

Legal

Alabama and Kentucky Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana? Not So Fast

Lawmakers in several states are poised to enact legislation in the coming weeks aimed at providing...

Joint Opinions

Thank You, Sanjay Gupta

“The medical marijuana program will not happen under my watch,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said...

Medical

Stephanie Williams: We Are Moving to Colorado to Save Our Daughter’s Life

Photo taken from the Hope For Shania Facebook Page with caption: “12 minute seizure today. Thankfully...