9-year-old girl seizure free after using cannabis oil for one day
9-year-old girl seizure free after using cannabis oil for one day
A 9 year old girl has had her first seizure free day in years after using cannabis oil...for just 24 hours.
Amelia Weaver of Hibbing, Minnesota has Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that has been frequently covered in cannabis news after various reports of successful treatments.
Weaver would normally have between 30…
Teen “Breathes on his Own” after using CBD Oil
Teen "Breathes on his Own" after using CBD Oil
After 20 medications failed to treat a dying New Zealand teenager, cannabis oil may have saved his life.
TVNZ reported that Alex Renton was taken off life support due to improvement following emergency medical marijuana treatment. Alex Renton's story has sparked a national debate about the morality of medical marijuana in New Zealand.
Alex's…
The Efficacy of Cannabis on Seizures, As Explained by Dr. Rasmussen
The Efficacy of Cannabis on Seizures, As Explained by Dr. Rasmussen
One of the most frightening, life-threatening events that can occur in susceptible patients is developing a seizure that conventional medications cannot prevent or break. It’s called status epilepticus.
Here’s the main problem. During a seizure there is uncontrolled firing of neurons in parts of the brain or globally.…
Anti-Cannabis Lawmakers Remove Research Barriers
Anti-Cannabis Lawmakers Remove Research Barriers
U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have been extremely vocal in their intentions to continue the war on drugs.
Marijuana reform was their battlefield – they used every possible opportunity to oppose the legalization; attacking and criticizing the Obama administration for keeping the federal interference far from…
British Mother “made to feel like criminal” after giving daughter Cannabis Oil
British Mother "made to feel like criminal" after giving daughter Cannabis Oil
A Birmingham based mother reveals she felt like a criminal after giving her 3-year-old cannabis oil for her epilepsy.
Louise Bostock's daughter Jayla has brain damage and a severe form of epilepsy. After taking Jayla to hospital for a regular check-up and revealing to her doctor that she had given her daughter…
Australian State Commits $9m to Medical Cannabis Research
Australian State Commits $9m to Medical Cannabis Research
Today, the New South Wales government has pledged $9 million for medical marijuana trials in the state.
The $9 million, which will be paid over 4 years will fund trials involving children with severe epilepsy, patients undergoing chemotherapy and adults with terminal illnesses.
In another exciting move for Australia, two other…
An Exclusive Interview with Professor Roger Pertwee
An Exclusive Interview with Professor Roger Pertwee
When someone is coveted with the same prestigious award as 3 Nobel Prize winners and 16 Fellows of the Royal Society, it is abundantly clear that their contribution to their profession is significant to say the least.
This can be said of Professor Roger Pertwee, who in 2011 was awarded the Wellcome Gold Medal from the British…
Alexis Bortell, 9, now 33 days Seizure free after using Cannabis Oil
Alexis Bortell, 9, now 33 days Seizure free after using Cannabis Oil
9-year-old Texan Alexis Bortell has now been seizure free for 33 days, after moving to Colorado to gain access to cannabis oil.
Bortell, who used to have dozens of seizures every day, but after switching from using pharmaceuticals to cannabis oil, her symptoms have halted completely.
Speaking to the media, Bortell's…
VIDEO – An Epileptic Six Year Old’s Fight for Medical Marijuana
VIDEO - An Epileptic Six Year Old's Fight for Medical Marijuana
How is it justified that a six-year-old girl has 100 seizures a day and is living in a state where medical marijuana is illegal and therefore unavailable to her?
This is a question that has plagued the parents of Sophia, a little girl from Ohio who suffers from severe intractable epilepsy. This means that legally prescriptive…
The Use of Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Medication
The Use of Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Medication
Did you know that endothelial inflammation, the source of atherosclerosis (and the cause of heart disease, hypertension and stroke), is the underlying cause or contributor in 50% of all mortalitiesLusis AJ Department of Medicine, Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA Atherosclerosis. Nature. 2000 Sep…