Cannabis For Seizures? Weeding Through Evidence

Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 13:20 in Health & Medicine

The therapeutic potential of marijuana and pure cannabidiol (CBD), an active substance in the cannabis plant, for neurologic conditions is debatable - though so far the debate has mostly been anecdotes against science. A series of articles published in Epilepsia examine the potential use of medical marijuana and CBD in treating severe forms of epilepsy such as Dravet syndrome. read more

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