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Little Girl Fights Seizures with Cannabis Oil

May 5, 2016 at 4:47 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

EAST SCHODACK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Patients in New York have had access to medical marijuana for about three months, and for the first time, NEWS10 ABC is seeing one young girl’s progress. Haley Hilt has been battling a rare form of epilepsy since she was born. Her mom, Melissa Hilt, said Haley’s seizures have decreased since she started taking medical marijuana in oil form. “She rode a tricycle at school for the first time,” Melissa said. It was a moment so precious, that Melissa [...]

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University of Florida Begins Cannabis Oil Study for Children’s Epilepsy

July 4, 2015 at 11:40 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

GAINESVILLE, FL – Dr. Paul Carney and his team at the University of Florida just got the green light from the state to study the effects of a cannabis oil derived from marijuana to see how that affects and helps children living with epilepsy. “It’s exciting,” said Dr. Carney, the UF Health Pediatric Neurologist who is leading the research. “The whole community is extremely excited about this.” Dr. Carney said the project is intended to treat 50 children living with [...]

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Medical Marijuana Bill Overwhelmingly Passes Pennsylvania Senate

May 13, 2015 at 1:42 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate passed the latest version of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill Tuesday afternoon. The vote was 40-7 for the bill that would make it legal in the state for marijuana to be used to treat certain serious illnesses when prescribed by a doctor. The bill known as SB 3, sponsored by Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon), would allow edible forms of marijuana and vaporization, but smoking would not be allowed. Patients would have to get the cannabis from [...]

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Medical Cannabis Oil Bill Passes Unanimously in Tennessee

April 15, 2015 at 1:27 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

A unanimous vote Monday night means state lawmakers support the legalized, limited usage of medicinal cannabis oil. For Stacie Mathes, that vote means her 1-year-old daughter, Josie, may finally find relief from the seizures that plague her. “It was our hope and dream that it would (be approved), and then for it to actually happen, it’s life changing. It’s lifesaving. I think that’s the most important part of all of this. I’m speechless,” Mathes said Monday evening. The bill heads [...]

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Texas: Fight to Legalize Marijuana Led by 9 Year-old Girl

January 22, 2015 at 12:49 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

AUSTIN — Alexis Bortell will tell you she’s a pretty normal kid. The 9-year old from Rowlett enjoys cartoons, playing with her younger sister and playing golf. Yet in addition to the usual concerns of a kid her age, she’s also fighting a life and death battle against epilepsy. Alexis’ father Dean Bortell, a U.S. Navy veteran, says Alexis’ first seizure happened at their Rowlett, Texas home in July 2013. “We were folding clothes and all of a sudden I [...]

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FDA Moves Forward With Marijuana-Based Drug To Fight Childhood Epilepsy

March 9, 2014 at 6:10 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation for a cannabis-based drug developed to treat childhood-onset epilepsy, GW Pharmaceuticals announced last week. Although not full FDA approval — its maker still must demonstrate the efficacy of the drug in clinical trials — the orphan drug designation represents a tremendous step forward for cannabis-based medicine. The drug, called Epidiolex, contains a highly purified, plant-derived form of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana that doesn’t produce the “high” sensation [...]

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Medical Marijuana Renews Hope for Epileptic Kids [VIDEO]

May 8, 2013 at 9:00 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Renews Hope for Epileptic Kids

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