May 26, 2017

RT - Russia Today | May 25, 2017 | Cannabis extract dramatically cuts seizures in rare fatal form of child epilepsy – study |

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Non-psychoactive cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) dramatically reduces the number of convulsive seizures affecting children with a rare and sometimes fatal form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome, a study shows.

The extremely debilitating condition renders sufferers unconscious for the duration of seizures and stiffens the muscles which jerk uncontrollably......[READ MORE]