Zaki, 17, likes to point out houses that he’d like to have when he turns 18 next year. That was something unimaginable seven years ago, his mother, Heather Jackson recalled, when he used to have around 200 seizures a day. Nowadays, with CBD, “when he d…
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NHS ‘Refuses’ Medical Cannabis for Children with Epilepsy
The NHS has repeatedly refused to fund medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy, families have said. Three prescriptions are thought to have been written for “whole plant cannabis” oil since it was legalised two years ago, campaign group End …
NHS ‘Refuses’ Medical Cannabis for Children with Epilepsy
The NHS has repeatedly refused to fund medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy, families have said. Three prescriptions are thought to have been written for “whole plant cannabis” oil since it was legalised two years ago, campaign group End …
Medical Cannabis Has Saved My Daughter’s Life
Last January, my daughter Jorja became the first child in the UK to be prescribed medical cannabis. She was born with a severe form of epilepsy that had left her suffering over 30 seizures a day. By the age of just one, she was on a mix of six differen…
Doctors & CBD: 5 Things Your Patients Want To Know
Doctors & CBD: 5 Things Your Patients Want To Know
Cannabidiol (CBD) is gaining some momentum in the world of health and wellness, specifically in the treatment of anxiety and chronic pain.
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Mother Of Epileptic 15-Year-Old Urges Government To Provide Medical Cannabis On NHS
Charlotte Caldwell pleads with health secretary Matt Hancock to ‘intervene and stop this torturous ordeal’. The mother of a 15-year-old boy who can suffer from hundreds of seizures a day has called on the health secretary Matt Hancock to intervene and …
Everything Canadians need to know about CBD
Learn everything you need to know about CBD in Canada, from emerging science to specific health applications, to laws around possession, use, and more.
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NHS approves CBD drugs for the first time
In a landmark decision, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has approved two CBD drugs for the first time.
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