Tag: seizures

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July 1, 2014
07/01/2014
Mother Says Medical Cannabis Cut Daughter’s Seizures 95%

Mother Says Medical Cannabis Cut Daughter’s Seizures 95%

In January, 4 yr old Haleigh Cox stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated. Doctors at a hospital in Georgia told the family there was nothing else...
June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle

Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle

The medical cannabis community has recently received some major support from well known doctors, Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. This trend of physicians supporting medical cannabis...
June 18, 2014
06/18/2014
Marijuana-Epilepsy Drug Cuts Seizures in Half

Marijuana-Epilepsy Drug Cuts Seizures in Half

British drug maker GW Pharmaceuticals released the first results on the efficacy and safety of Epidiolex, a purified form of the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD), on Tuesday. The...
June 4, 2014
06/04/2014
Medical Marijuana: Drug Company, NY Partner for Clinical Trials to Treat Epilepsy in Kids

Medical Marijuana: Drug Company, NY Partner for Clinical Trials to Treat Epilepsy in Kids

New York state is partnering with a British company to hold clinical trials for marijuana-based medication for children who have seizures that are resistant to their medicine.
June 3, 2014
06/03/2014
Marijuana Business Auction: 3 Stores, 3 Grow Operations Seized From VIP Cannabis for Back Taxes

Marijuana Business Auction: 3 Stores, 3 Grow Operations Seized From VIP Cannabis for Back Taxes

VIP Cannabis’ three retail marijuana stores and three growing operations in Denver are now up for auction on the internet over the next few weeks, after the...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

Earlier this year, Kentucky law makers passed a bill (with incredible cooperation and speed, relatively speaking) that would allow for the first legally approved medicinal use of...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

014 The federal government can move forward with seizure proceedings against a medical-marijuana dispensary that lost its appellate bid. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint more than...
May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Health Insurers Just Say No to Marijuana Coverage

Health Insurers Just Say No to Marijuana Coverage

Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000...
April 17, 2014
04/17/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.16)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.16)

With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Maryland becomes the 21st medical marijuana state. Meanwhile, those CBD medical marijuana bills continue to move. And more. Let’s get...
April 11, 2014
04/11/2014
Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club

A medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord. Uncle Sam filed a...
April 7, 2014
04/07/2014
What’s Up With the Multi Level Marketing of Hemp-Derived CBD?

What’s Up With the Multi Level Marketing of Hemp-Derived CBD?

Ladybud raises serious concerns about how the marketing of Hemp-Derived CBD is being conducted. “The whole topic has caused a huge deal of conflict in the Medical...
April 4, 2014
04/04/2014
Mississippi Assembly Passes Limited Medical Marijuana Bill

Mississippi Assembly Passes Limited Medical Marijuana Bill

Last week, the Mississippi General Assembly overwhelmingly passed HB 1231, which would legalize certain, very limited medical marijuana extracts for patients suffering from seizure disorders. While this bill is a...
April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Illinois Bill to Add Seizure Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program Advances

Illinois Bill to Add Seizure Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program Advances

Last Tuesday, all eight members of the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee who were present at the public hearing voted to advance a bill that would add seizure conditions...
April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Missouri Lawmakers Hold Medical Marijuana Hearing

Missouri Lawmakers Hold Medical Marijuana Hearing

The Missouri Senate committee is considering legislation to legalize marijuana use by patients diagnosed by a physician with a debilitating medical condition.  Zayden, 4, has a condition that...
March 28, 2014
03/28/2014
Troopers ‘License Plate Profiling’ in Idaho for Marijuana

Troopers ‘License Plate Profiling’ in Idaho for Marijuana

An Idaho state trooper arrested and searched a 70-year-old Washington man solely because of his license plate from Colorado, where marijuana is legal, the man claims in...
February 26, 2014
02/26/2014
NORML Argues Police May Not Question Based on Marijuana Odor

NORML Argues Police May Not Question Based on Marijuana Odor

NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18, urging the court to place more limits on police questioning and searches...
February 21, 2014
02/21/2014
Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased MMJ Access, Research

Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased MMJ Access, Research

The Epilepsy Foundation is calling for increased access to medical marijuana for patients and research purposes.
February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

I recently was turned on to an interesting blog from the Brooklyn Public Library. It is an older entry, from 2011. I had known that New York,...
February 11, 2014
02/11/2014
Medical Marijuana Gains Momentum in the Deep South

Medical Marijuana Gains Momentum in the Deep South

Huffington Post reports that medical marijuana’s effectiveness in treating seizures has even the southern states considering allowing its use.
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
HuffPost: Meet The Children Who Rely On Marijuana To Survive

HuffPost: Meet The Children Who Rely On Marijuana To Survive

Huffington Post’s Carly Schwartz invites readers to meet the children that rely on marijuana to survive.