The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has been asked by Mr Harris to provide an expert opinion on medicinal cannabis and any policy and legislative changes needed. HPRA chief executive Lorraine Nolan told an Oireachtas Committee on Health that a group of medical experts would be assisting the authority. Working in the area of controlled […]
Tag: Epilepsy
Clinical Trials Using Cannabis-Based Drug Showing Promise For Epilepsy
Hank Kovach’s experience mirrors the recent success stories of other children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Wracked by frequent, daily seizures that delayed his brain development, the 7-year-old Chicago boy was unable to speak, learn much or even sleep without waking up in tears after an hour or two. Conventional drugs didn’t help much. But after he […]
Texas Legalizes Cannabis Oil For Epilepsy Treatment
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a non-intoxicating derivative of the cannabis plant, has been legalized in the state of Texas to cure epilepsy. However, the oil’s usage has a long list of arbitrary requirements, including proof that the patient was not previously healed by at least two pharmaceutical drugs, Anti-Media reported. Rep. David Simpson introduced Bill HB […]
New Video Tells Powerful Story of Young Epilepsy Patient without Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Moving Video Features Struggle and Frustration of Ohio Family That Has Run Out of Treatment Options for Their Daughter The Drug Policy Alliance and Learn Liberty have teamed up to tell the emotional story of Sophia Nazzarine, a 7-year-old girl suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy, in a new video. Between clips of Sophia singing and playing […]
U.K. – Baby Who Suffers From Rare Form Of Epilepsy Given Cannabis Oil For Seizures
A 10-month-old boy who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy is being treated with cannabis. Oliver Osborn has migrating partial epilepsy, provoking up to 100 seizures a day. Victims rarely live beyond the age of seven. However, in a desperate bid to find a cure, his parents are raising money to afford a new […]
National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana
Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups, Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]