Marijuana for kids: Using cannabis to treat epilepsy - BBC News [xF9uzlw3CGS]

Marijuana for kids: Using cannabis to treat epilepsy - BBC News [xF9uzlw3CGS]

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Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Parents in the US with severely epileptic children are turning to marijuana for treatment. Oil produced from a strain of the plant, which doesn't make the children high, appears to be having a dramatic effect on reducing seizures. It's being produced in Colorado, one of the two US states which has legalised cannabis. Although not scientifically proven, families think it's making a big difference - and a British pharmaceutical company is trialling a new epilepsy drug based on cannabis extract, which has been approved by the US Federal Drug Administration. Subscribe Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: #full body gummies cbd #cbd gummies 1000mg #cbd gummies kenya