“Watching Isaiah’s seizure, I never felt so powerless. Later, as medication after medication failed, and his seizures continued, that feeling turned to hopelessness. We never found a medicine to control his baffling seizures. On Isaiah’s 333rd day of life, he had a seizure and died. Our lives stopped.” “It’s been four years since we lost Read more about Gov. Fallin’s Call Offers Hope for Children with Epilepsy[…]
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) sent out a press release on August 13th “asking lawmakers to work with her in the next legislative session to support legalization of medicinal cannabidiol oil (CBD) on a limited, medically supervised, trial-only basis.” “I do support allowing potentially life-saving medicine to find its way to children in need,” Fallin said in Read more about Oklahoma Gov. Announces Support of CBD Oil[…]
“Desprez, a molecular biologist, spent decades studying ID-1, the gene that causes cancer to spread. Meanwhile, fellow researcher Sean McAllister was studying the effects of Cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-toxic, non-psychoactive chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. Finally, the pair collaborated, combining CBD and cells containing high levels of ID-1 in a petri dish. “What we Read more about Scientists Find CBD Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers[…]
“Our results propose the exciting possibility that CBD (and probably other plant-derived cannabinoids) may be used in the future as a highly efficient and side effect-free anti-acne medication.” “It is suggested that CBD could be applied as either a supplementary medication or a full alternative to current drugs. Since, besides the description of its “anti-zit” Read more about CBD research as anti-acne medication[…]
A recent study published by the National Institutes of Health has found that cannabinoids can increase a cancer cell’s susceptibility to cytolysis, which occurs when a cell bursts due to an imbalance. “Cannabinoids have been shown to promote the expression of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on lung cancer cells as part of their Read more about Cannabidiol Against Lung Cancer Cells[…]
“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[…]
Chemopreventive effect of the non-psychotropic phytocannabinoid cannabidiol on experimental colon cancer “Colon cancer affects millions of individuals in Western countries. We investigated its possible chemopreventive effect in the model of colon cancer induced by azoxymethane (AOM) in mice. It is concluded that cannabidiol exerts chemopreventive effect in vivo and reduces cell proliferation through multiple Read more about Chemopreventive effect of cannabidiol on experimental colon cancer[…]
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[…]