There has been a dramatic rise in news attention to medicinal cannabis in 2013, with reports on CNN, ABC, CBS, and local publications about high-cannabidiol cannabis oil effectively controlling the symptoms of rare epileptic conditions like Dravet syndrome, Doose syndrome, infantile spasms, cortical dysplasia, and more. These diseases can cause thousands to millions of seizures each week and may also hinder development in other ways. This can cause a lot of problems for families who have children affected by these diseases. Traditional pharmaceuticals can be ineffective due to Dravet syndrome and other related disorders. They often make the problem worse. Families have turned to high-CBD cannabis oils for relief. It is working with amazing efficacy.
To clarify, high CBD cannabis oil isn’t psychoactive and seems to be more beneficial that high-THC cannabis oils. Cannabidiol is another cannabis cannabinoid. It’s similar to the well-known psychoactive THC. However, there has been significant research that supports its neuroprotective properties as well. Cannabidiol is also extracted from cannabis. These oils contain large amounts of concentrated cannabis cannabinoids. They can be consumed orally and not smoked. This preserves the medicinal compounds and allows them to pass through the digestive system.
According to research, CBD is believed to have panacea-like properties. In practice, however, this is not the case. Sanjay Gupta aired a CNN documentary in August 2013 about Charlotte Figi. Charlotte was a Dravet disorder patient. She suffered from 300 grand mal seizures each week. These seizures were so severe that no medication or diet changes could be made to lower them. Charlotte’s seizures disappeared after Charlotte’s parents found out about high-CBD cannabis oils. Charlotte has now suffered a mere three seizures per month. This case is extraordinary and not uncommon. Dr. Margaret Gedde, Colorado Springs physician is tracking 11 new Stanely brother patients, who are the providers of Charlotte’s high-CBD medicines. 9 of them experienced seizures reductions of 90-100%. Again, this is amazing.
CBD is being shown to be effective against epileptic seizures. It is extremely difficult for pharmaceuticals to produce any healing. High-CBD cannabis oil can reduce symptoms immediately. The only side effects are systemic benefits such as more energy, better learning and improved behavior.
It shouldn’t surprise that such research has been ongoing for years. Research has shown that cannabinoids can be used to treat epilepsy and other serious conditions. The effects are starting to show in the real world for epilepsy. Since years, people have successfully eliminated cancers and helped with other conditions such as diabetes and fibromyalgia. This is the most serious problem we face and must be given more attention.