Cannabidiol slashes seizures in kids with rare epilepsy, study finds

Old Man · 25 May 2017 at 09:20

I do understand that some people on here will be annoyed that I am posting this information here, but I think it is far more important to keep up with anything having to do with this and please try to remember that the chemical CBD is used and none to very little THC (giving you a high feeling) is included.

TY

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/h...epsy-study0942PMStoryGalPhoto&linkId=37982162

Dis86 · 25 May 2017 at 09:24

Oh look, another cannabis post from old man!

Hotwired · 25 May 2017 at 09:26

Among children taking cannabidiol, the decrease in the frequency of convulsive seizures -- which involve a loss of consciousness, stiffened muscles and jerking movements -- was 23 percentage points greater than the decrease in seizures among children taking a placebo.

Despite the generally positive results, most study participants reported side effects that included vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea and some liver issues.

Back to the drawing board.

scorza · 25 May 2017 at 09:28

Cannibalism is no laughing matter.

MikeTheNative · 25 May 2017 at 10:01

I wonder what is the reason OP only posts trial results for drugs derived from weed and not any of the countless others?........... It is a mystery.

XeNoN89 · 25 May 2017 at 10:02

Needs to be legal

KNiVES · 25 May 2017 at 11:05

scorza said:
Cannibalism is no laughing matter.

This kind of thing just eats me up inside.

Thekwango · 25 May 2017 at 11:08

scorza said:
Cannibalism is no laughing matter.

unless you're eating a clown! boom boom!!!

CREATIVE!11 · 25 May 2017 at 11:09

Legalise and be done with it.

Everyone smokes it around here anyway, smell it now and again.

jsmoke · 25 May 2017 at 11:10

KNiVES said:
This kind of thing just eats me up inside.

I can't stomach anymore of these jokes, they're just not very tasteful.

Energize · 25 May 2017 at 11:20

Hotwired said:
Back to the drawing board.

Are you for real? Compared to most anti-convulsant drugs, those side effects are child's play and are reported by a lot of patients in the placebo group!

Narj · 25 May 2017 at 11:25

Fine if they can use derivatives of it for medical purposes. Who would object to that?

I'd still rather not have the stench of weed be as common as cigarette smoke or vape clouds, thanks. Keep it confined to home and cafes (ie: away from public places) if it's legalised.

Had my fill of the grief that the stuff can cause families as well. It irks me when it's touted as being completely harmless.

MikeTheNative · 25 May 2017 at 11:56

When you compare it to tobacco it doesn't make sense for it to be illegal but to be honest I wouldn't mind that being banned. There are other drugs that are less harmful to you and the others around that are also illegal but people don't complain about them being banned.

Chris [BEANS] · 25 May 2017 at 12:14

Thekwango said:
unless you're eating a clown! boom boom!!!

I can't eat clowns, they taste funny.

[FnG]magnolia · 25 May 2017 at 12:44

Thekwango said:
unless you're eating a clown! boom boom!!!

I endorse this humour.

Old Man · 25 May 2017 at 12:47

Hotwired said:
Back to the drawing board.

I had no idea you are so knowledgeable, so can I assume then that you yourself have experience with seizures and or severe arthritis?

stopper · 27 May 2017 at 00:51

Hotwired said:
Back to the drawing board.

When was the last time you checked side effects from the ingredients of paracetamol, cough medicines, hayfever tablets, vaccines, or even your favorite toothpaste?

Amp34 · 27 May 2017 at 06:14

I have no issues with legalizing weed, however this is not an argument for it.

It's a bit like arguing that heroin should be legalized because it's great as a painkiller.

Its even better when the relevant chemicals are extracted and/or synthesised and given in controlled and consistent doses, which is what a company(s) will do if the trial is deemed a success and the treatment is authorized by relevant bodies.

And no if it's just a natural extract then ancompany is not going to be able to patent it and sell it at exorbitant prices - that's only if they modify the chemical in some way- which again negates the "legalize it" argument, because you won't be able to get that chemical from normal weed.

Meridian · 27 May 2017 at 07:45

Amp34 said:
I have no issues with legalizing weed, however this is not an argument for it.

...

And no if it's just a natural extract then ancompany is not going to be able to patent it and sell it at exorbitant prices - that's only if they modify the chemical in some way- which again negates the "legalize it" argument, because you won't be able to get that chemical from normal weed.

Exactly. CBD is an intermediate in plants on the way to making THC. The stuff used for smoking has trivial levels of CBD: if THC is at a typical 10%, then CBD is around 0.1%. If is possible to grow cannabis plants with higher levels of CBD though, and you can even get (until Brexit anyway) an EU grant to do so, because these are the plants grown for hemp fibre. But these mutated plants never generate THC, which is why they have the higher CBD levels. (THC levels are required to be below 0.2%).

muon · 28 May 2017 at 01:06

The University of Queensland's Hall believes that boundaries between medical use of cannabinoids and the recreational use of cannabis by adults should not be blurred. "If future clinical trials confirm these promising results, then appropriate regulation will enable the drug to be safely used for medical purposes," he said.

I think that sums it up. Research like this shouldn't be used as propaganda for the legalisation of cannabis (regardless of anyone's opinion on the general issue).

If it is good as medicine for a specific condition, then it should be prescribed by doctors only.