“April Sintz is fighting to loosen marijuana laws for her 7-year-old epileptic son. She is one of hundreds of moms nationwide who have opened a new front in the drive to expand the drug’s legal use. While supplying pot to a child is bound to raise eyebrows, Sintz said early evidence on the marijuana extract cannabidiol, also Read more about Moms’ Campaign Seeks to Quiet Epilepsy[…]

  U.S. Rep. Scott Perry is on Monday introducing a bill to nationally legalize a marijuana-based high CBD oil that has been shown to reduce seizures in children with debilitating epilepsy. The bill would give children and adults with epilepsy and other seizure disorders access to the oil (called CBD) for treatment by removing CBD oil and therapeutic Read more about U.S. Rep. Scott Perry introducing bill to nationally legalize marijuana-based high CBD oil[…]

Jolie is an 8-month-old who suffers from a rare seizure disorder – a type of epilepsy and takes several pharmaceutical drugs. “All of the decisions we have had to make on the medications have been horrible. One side effect can cause Stephen Johnson syndrome that can make skin fall off. The ones she’s on now Read more about “Hemp for Hope” in Kentucky[…]

Democratic Illinois Governor Pat Quinn legalized medical marijuana for adults and children who have epilepsy. Initially, conservative lawmakers were hesitant to approve medical marijuana for children, and the law originally was only going to allow it for residents 18 years and older during the four-year pilot program. However, parents’ appeals for their epileptic children not Read more about Illinois legalizes Cannabidiol (CBD) as treatment for children with seizures[…]

“A bill which will permit marijuana to be grown legally in the state of Missouri for the first time since cannabis prohibition began and which will allow cannabidiol (CBD) to be extracted from those plants and provided to patients with intractable epilepsy was signed into law by Governor Nixon on Monday, July 14. The CBD Read more about Missouri CBD Bill Signed By Governor[…]

Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based company with manufacturing facilities in Austin, recently announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has grantedorphan drug designation for its product, which will provide the therapy with seven years of market exclusivity, among other financial incentives. Insys is producing and commercializing Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid treatment for Dravet syndrome. Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. — Approval of CBD oil for medical treatment of seizure disorders A Senate panel on Wednesday approved a measure to allow the use of CBD oil for medical treatment of seizure disorders. “This is going to give them an opportunity to move forward and get on with their lives,” said Steve Carlin, whose 5-year-old Read more about RALEIGH, N.C. — Approval of CBD oil for medical treatment of seizure disorders[…]