Campaigners Call for More Rare Epilepsy Patients to Be Given Cannabis Oil Drug
A cross-party group of MPs has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock demanding action.
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Epilepsy and Cannabis: The Latest Research
It’s now a widely-held and recognized belief that cannabis helps patients with epilepsy maintain a better quality of life and find respite from seizures.
Parents’ NHS Cannabis Fight for Toddler Who Suffers 100 Epilepsy Seizures a Day
Two-year-old Charlie Hughes has a rare condition that causes severe seizures that seven different NHS treatments have failed to treat – but medicinal cannabis have halved his daily fits.
The Cannabis Industry Pays Tribute To Charlotte Figi, A Hero Of The CBD Movement
Charlotte Figi suffered her first seizure when she was three months old and on Wednesday, her mother’s Facebook page updated a previous post to announce “she is seizure free forever.”
Families Protest Over NHS Medical Cannabis Rules
The families of severely epileptic children have held a protest criticising the NHS for failing to prescribe medical cannabis.
School Won’t Allow Cannabis-Based Nasal Spray, So Teen With Epilepsy Pleads Case at Colorado Capitol
A state lawmaker is taking up the fight of a Douglas County teenager whose school district, he says, is discriminating against him. Sen. Chris Holbert shared Ben Wann’s story on the Senate floor.
Cannabis-Based Medicine for Epilepsy Available on NHS From January
People with severe epilepsy will be able to access a cannabis-based medicine on the NHS from early next year after it was fast-tracked for use.
Billy Caldwell: Home Office Asked to Break Medicinal Cannabis Deadlock
The Home Office is to be asked to try to break the deadlock over securing a medicinal cannabis prescription for a severely epileptic boy.
12-Year-Old With Epilepsy Pushes Washington DC to Change Medical Marijuana Policy
Zoey Carty was diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy when she was 6 months old.
Mother Sells House to Buy Daughter’s Medical Cannabis
Elaine Levy says she has spent £30k on private supply despite prescriptions being made legal.
