Science related (Medical) Cannabis Oil With A Little THC May Help Children With Seizures by Sophia Vida August 01, 2018 According to researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children, cannabis oil with a little THC may help children who have severe epilepsy. The Canadian study used experimental oil on 20 children who have Dravet Syndrome, a form of ...
Legal Related Boy Taken From Parents for Smoking Marijuana is Being Returned to His Parents by Sophia Vida July 03, 2018 A story that has made many headlines in recent weeks is now getting a happy ending. David Ray, a fifteen-year old boy who had been taken from his mother and step father after authorities learned he smoked marijuana to treat his...
Legal Related A Georgia Couple Loses Custody of Their Son for Giving Him Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 02, 2018 While it's true that a Georgia couple has lost custody of their son after giving him marijuana, many would argue that it was not fair. The couple had given their son marijuana to treat his seizures. Matthew and Suzeanna Bril...
Science related (Medical) Government Approval of Epilepsy Marijuana Medication Receives Support from FDA by Sophia Vida April 20, 2018 Thirteen advisers at the Food and Drug Administration unanimously supported the first ever government approval of a drug made from cannabis on Thursday. The medication, called Epidiolex, could be on its way to being cleared by ...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Should be Used with Caution in Children by Sophia Vida October 25, 2017 Even though there have been studies that have shown just how effect cannabis can be in treating conditions that some children have, caution is still urged. According to a new study that was published in the journal Pediatrics, ...
Trends & Articles This is How Much Cannabis Seizures Climbed Last Year by Sophia Vida October 10, 2017 According to new data, cannabis seizures grew at a whopping 20% in 2016. The DEA's annual Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report found that more than 5.3 million cannabis plants were confiscated by agents ...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Seizures Could be Triggered by High Potency Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 25, 2017 According to a study by a team led by Olga Malyshevskaya, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, marijuana with high amounts of THC could trigger seizures. While many studies have been researching a particular c...