Whole-plant medicinal cannabis reduced epileptic seizure frequency in kids by 86%: study

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The study arrives about a week after a number of U.K. politicians called for improved access to medical cannabis products. New research published in BMJ Paediatrics Open is prompting calls for further exploration of the potential therapeutic benefits of whole-plant medicinal cannabis products in treating epileptic children. Whole-plant cannabis includes tetrahydocannabinol (THC), in addition to CBD, and other neuroactive cannabinoids and molecules. After starting medical cannabis, this average fell to one, with seven children ceasing conventional drugs completely. Monthly seizure frequency was also reduced in every child, by an overall average of 86 per cent.

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New research published in BMJ Paediatrics Open is prompting calls for further exploration of the potential therapeutic benefits of whole-plant medicinal cannabis products in treating epileptic children.

As the authors of the study note, anecdotal evidence on the value of medicinal cannabis for treating childhood epilepsies has been accumulating since the 1800s, but doctors in the U.K. have been hesitant to prescribe medical cannabis products, citing a lack of clinical trial data.

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