The first concrete step for the regulation of the medical use of cannabis in Brazil may be taken shortly after the election runoffs on October 26, Senator Cristovam Buarque told Agência Brasil. He is the sponsor of a popular initiative bill (with a petition signed by more than 20,000 people) for Congress to discuss a Read more about Brazil Senator First To Support Medical Use Of Marijuana For Epilepsy[…]
Israeli researchers will soon begin evaluating the anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol, a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, in patients with cancer. Researchers at the Hassadah Medical Center in Jerusalem have announced their intent to conduct a Phase II clinical trial to assess the impact of CBD as single treatment among cancer patients. Only patients who have exhausted conventional anti-cancer treatments Read more about Scientists In Israel Will Study Anti-Tumor Effects of Cannabidiol In Cancer Patients[…]
Jennie Stormes is moving to Colorado. She doesn’t yet have a job. Someone is offering her a place to stay while she gets settled. And she’s leaving behind the support system of friends, educational specialists and doctors necessary to address her son’s severe form of epilepsy. But the Hope Township resident feels the state’s restrictive medical marijuana program Read more about Hope Township Mother Leaving N.J. Frustrated Over Medical Marijuana Program[…]
HONOLULU —A few months from her 6th birthday, MJ Kaneshiro is bursting with life. Click here to watch Lara Yamada’s report. But, even in her early years, it’s been a tough life. “MJ’s seizures have been out of control for four years,” said mother Jari Sugano. At four months, she had her first seizure. Doctors Read more about Fundraiser To Help 5-Year-Old Hawaii Girl With Seizures[…]
Desperate parents, chronically ill patients – even a doctor – fought back tears as they urged state lawmakers to make medical marijuana legal in South Carolina during a meeting in Charleston Thursday. “I’m in pain as I stand before you. I can’t take a lot of medicines,” said Summerville resident Frances Hoffman Darling, a retired Read more about Patients, Parents Plead For Lawmakers Support Of CBD At Charleston Forum[…]
Gov. Tom Corbett has changed his position on medical marijuana policy and now supports the legalization of a marijuana extract to treat severe seizures in children, his office said Thursday. Corbett’s office confirmed to The Associated Press that the Republican governor was meeting with several parents to tell them in person about his decision. The governor remains opposed to other forms of medical Read more about Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Backs Cannabidiol Treatment[…]
ALBANY – New York’s senators on Monday urged the federal government to approve the state’s first-of-its-kind request to temporarily transport medical marijuana across state lines. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer sent the letter Monday to outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, pledging support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration’s request to disperse out-of-state cannabidiol — a Read more about Schumer, Gillibrand Push Feds On Out-Of-State Cannabidiol[…]
Less than a year after he opposed the use of medical marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is now asking the U.S. Justice Department for a waiver to permit the state to import limited amounts of marijuana for the treatment of seriously ill children and young adults who suffer from rare seizure disorders. A mid-August letter Read more about Gov. Cuomo Seeks U.S. Waiver On Medical Marijuana[…]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This week was the first in months that two-year-old Autumn Gordon from Lenexa, Kan., has been able to play outside. Autumn suffers from Sodium Channelopathy. It’s a genetic mutation that causes her to have prolonged seizures several times per month. Her mother, Christine Bay, said it’s hard for her to enjoy Read more about Families Waiting On Government For Hemp Oil That Could Save Children[…]
HARRISBURG — Legislation that would permit patients with certain medical conditions to be treated with marijuana derivatives cleared the Pennsylvania Senate 43-7 on Wednesday. Applause broke out in the gallery, and the bill’s main champions, Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, and Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, hugged on the Senate floor. Minutes earlier, senators had taken turns Read more about Pa. Senate Legalizes Medical Marijuana Derivatives[…]