There is cannabidiol, a drug derived from plants in the marijuana family that can have broad medicinal use. There is marijuana, an illegal drug used recreationally, the use of which can be a felony. “It’s apples and oranges. Our people are smarter than that,” State Rep. Jim Patterson said of any confusion between the two. Read more about People Can Discern Medicinal CBD Oil From Marijuana, State Rep. Maintains[…]
Not yet two months ago I discovered CBD oil, which is a totally legal relative of marijuana that is taken orally and requires no prescription. I was dumbfounded by the discovery and threw myself into learning all about CBD oil so I could tell others. I began and continue taking CBD oil every day CBD Read more about The Trouble With Life Saving Cures[…]
A limited Iowa medical cannabis law that allows parents of minors to bring home high-CBD/low-THC oils from Colorado is hitting some major snags, as would-be patients and politicians are increasingly saying they need to be able to grow their own supply. The main issue: the Iowa CBD program that passed last session, which allows parents Read more about Iowa Parents Continue Struggle to Access CBD For Sick Kids[…]
There were a number of other research stories in which cannabis beat a placebo that were touted with much amazement during this Symposium, with conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s Disease, PTS Disorders, Neuropathy, Substance Abuse and Seizure Disorders, to Memory Improvement, Psychiatric Conditions, and so much more! Pharmaceutical researchers aren’t really used to these kinds of Read more about CBD Promising for Treating Brain Damage in Preemies[…]
Like most children her age, 2-year-old April Tognoni loves playing dress-ups and dreams of one day going to Disneyland. April was also a very sick little girl – her incurable condition known as Dravet syndrome, a severe form of myoclonic epilepsy, was causing more than 1000 seizures a day. But now, thanks to parents Jessica and Read more about Aussie Medical Miracle: CBD Oil[…]
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Itamar Shapira was a cross-country runner for Grissom High School. Now 21, he struggles to climb a few stairs. A recent graduate of Vanderbilt University, Shapira is facing surgery to remove his colon. He began feeling run down last year and was diagnosed in January with ulcerative colitis, an excruciatingly painful intestinal disorder Read more about CBD Out Of Reach For People Suffering From Other Chronic Diseases[…]
Cannabidiol, known popularly as CBD oil, has attracted a following in recent years as evidence has accumulated that the oil can dramatically reduce seizure activity in children whose epilepsy is uncontrolled by traditional medications. Gretna resident Nicole Jacobson, whose 8-year-old daughter, Sydney, has tried numerous medications, devices and diets in an unsuccessful attempt to control Read more about Family Sees CBD Oil As Epilepsy Weapon[…]
The Medical Cannabidiol Act is already law, after getting through the State Legislature with overwhelming support from both parties. It will allow the legal possession of the oil from a cannabis plant that doctors say treats seizures more effectively than all other treatments for some patients. The Cannabidiol Implementation Study Committee is trying to make Read more about Cannabidiol Stands To Change Lives[…]
Cannabinoids are a large family of chemicals related to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), marijuana’s main psychoactive (mind-altering) ingredient. Besides THC, the marijuana plant contains over 100 other cannabinoids. Scientists and manufacturers of “designer” drugs have also synthesized numerous cannabinoids in the laboratory (some of which are extremely potent and, when abused, have led to serious health Read more about What Are Cannabinoids and How Might They Be Useful Medically?[…]
Lawmakers in nearly a dozen states in 2014 enacted legislation that promised to provide patients, particularly those suffering from intractable epilepsy, the opportunity to use cannabidiol (CBD) – a nonpsychotropic plant cannabinoid recognized for its anti-convulsant properties. The problem? So far, patients in none of these states possess the ability to legally access the compound. And there Read more about Patients Still Have No Access to CBD in ‘CBD-Only’ States[…]