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Research into cannabis dosage for reducing seizures in children with severe epilepsy

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Dr. Richard Huntsman, a pediatric neurologist who led the research. Credit: Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation

Medicinal cannabis oil containing both cannabidiol (CBD) and a small amount of THC (the drug that can cause intoxication) can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy, a study by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has found.

Children with severe epilepsy also experienced improvements in their quality of life after taking low doses of the medicinal cannabis oil, according to research published in Frontiers in Neurology.

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Original article by July 08, 2019 at 08:48PM

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