Cannabis is going to be made legal in the UK on November 1. This post from Metro News turns the spotlight on the catalysts--the two high profile cases of medical cannabis helping epileptic children. Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients for conditions including epilepsy from November 1 after a change in the law. Home Secretary Sajid Javid ... Continue Reading
Epilepsy
CBD Finally Gets FDA Approval for Rare Epilepsy
In June 2018, a CBD based drug got the FDA approval to treat epileptic seizures. This post from SOL*CBD delves deeper into what led to this decision & what CBD oil can do for the body. A big change is coming to U.S. federal policy on medical marijuana. For well over a year now, despite the opinions from the current administration, the signs coming out of the Food and ... Continue Reading
FDA Approved: First Cannabis Medicine for Epilepsy
The first cannabis medicine, approved by FDA, will target two severe forms of epilepsy. This article from The Washington Post discusses how this may be a step closer to CBD reclassification. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug derived from marijuana, which will be used to treat two rare and severe forms of childhood epilepsy. The drug, called ... Continue Reading
12-Year-Old Hopeful of Defeating Jeff Sessions in Court
Jeff Sessions’s war on pot goes to court. 12-year-old Alexis Bortell and her co-plaintiffs will have their day in court soon. Her lawyer thinks they can win. A 12-year-old suing the federal government may have a whiff of adorableness. But for Alexis Bortell, who filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions last fall, it's a choice she had to make to save her life. ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Critical role of mast cells and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) in the induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by marijuana cannabidiol in vivo
ABSTRACT: Cannabidiol (CBD) is a natural non-psychotropic cannabinoid from marijuana (Cannabis sativa) with anti-epileptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Effect of CBD on naïve immune system is not precisely understood. In this study, we observed that administering CBD into naïve mice triggers robust induction of CD11b+Gr-1+ MDSC in the peritoneum, which expressed ... Continue Reading