Medical Marijuana Zone

CBD oil is being hailed a miracle drug for children with severe epilepsy, but under federal law, it’s illegal. Juliette Goodrich reports. (5/7/18)

Abandoned to their fate, desperately ill epileptic children can’t access life-saving cannabis treatments.

The remarks were immediately rebuked by those who are informed about cannabis.

Some children battling epilepsy have seen a drastic turnaround and reduction of seizures after using Charlotte’s Web, an oil made from marijuana plants very low in THC and high in a chemical called cannabidiol, or CBD. Lindsay Watts reports.

Cannabis oil can save your child’s life. In some states, however, it can also land you in jail. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe Connect with NowThis » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram » Find us on Snapchat: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat NowThis is your premier news […]

CBD-Rich Cannabis Mitigates Symptoms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Study Finds | NORML JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — The daily administration of CBD-dominant cannabis extracts is associated with improved outcomes in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and severe behavioral problems, according to clinical data published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Israeli researchers assessed the efficacy […]

The medicinal use of cannabis by sick children is the topic of a new documentary that’s now showing in limited engagements at theaters nationwide. The documentary, Weed the People, by executive producer Ricki Lake and director Abby Epstein, follows terminally ill children and their families desperate to find a medicine that works. Lake challenged skeptics […]