Cannabis has been making headlines off late for it¡¯s potential health benefits that stretch far beyond infamous recognition as a premature stimulant that can get you ¡®high¡¯. Cannabis-based medication (such as cannabis oils) has been quite a revelation that has been brought into light by those who have experienced its miraculous effects.?
The most recent episode of a 12-year-old British boy, Billy Caldwell, with severe epilepsy who was seized of his cannabis oil, which his mother claims he needs to prevent the seizures from occurring, has coerced the UK government into reviewing the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
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The oil prescribed for him was confiscated by the authorities at the Heathrow airport as his mother Charlotte was attempting to bring the oil into the UK from Canada. His mother Ms. Caldwell credits the oil for keeping her son¡¯s seizures at bay. She claims he was seizure-free for more than 300 days while using it.
Ms. Caldwell said at a news conference: "I will just go back to Canada and get more and I will bring it back again, because my son has a right to have his anti-epileptic medication in his country, in his own home.¡± ¡°No other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal¡ªtravelling halfway round the world to get medicine that should be freely available to our desperately ill children.¡±
One of the most renowned cases in the recent past was of a 52-year-old woman named Joy Smith, who was given just six weeks to live when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in August 2016.?
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Nearly two years later, her doctors who described Ms Smith as the ¡®luckiest woman in the world¡¯ has left them in shock because the consistent use of cannabis oil has not only helped her survive but also left only a trace of the disease in her stomach.?
¡°I was a bit sceptical about the oil at first as I'd never taken drugs or anything like that¡ªbut I know I would not be here today without it. I want to tell everybody,¡± says Ms Smith, reported the Daily Mail, UK.?
Such success stories has preempted not just the UK government but governments across the world over to look to legalise cannabis-based treatments a viable form of treatment for various conditions.??
Extracted from the cannabis plant Cannabis Sativa, its medicinal properties have been documented as far 3,000 years ago. China was possibly one of the early adopters of this medicine, along with the Egyptians.?
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Cannabidiol (CBD) the other major compound in marijuana doesn¡¯t have any psychoactive effect, however. Both THC and CBD act on the receptors in the body that affect your memory, pain and appetite. Although cannabis does contain hundreds of other substances, these substances are in lower concentrations that make them irrelevant.?
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Although it really depends of the level of THC. Most oils legally sold oils contain very low quantities of THC. In fact, most of these oils are CBD-based and are highly unlikely to get anyone stoned.?
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Especially hemp-based cannabis oil that contain very little THC (less that even 0.2%) that are widely available in high-street stores.?
¡°Different cannabinoids can have a wide range of different effects throughout the body by binding to the body¡¯s various receptors. Based on thousands of recent scientific studies, there is reason to believe it may have a number of very positive therapeutic effects, from reduced pain and inflammation to the treatment of seizures and other neurological disorders,¡± said Rory Millikin, co-founder and president of cannabisMD.com, a media company focused on providing information on CBD and medical marijuana.
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Cannabis oil have been touted for it¡¯s ability to help promote sleep, boost your appetite, reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Additionally, application on the skin has brought to light its anti-ageing properties, protection from eczema and psoriasis.?
The question of legality is a complicated one that is being addressed by governments across the world hastily, as mounting evidence of the effectiveness of marijuana-based medication have begin to surface frequently.?
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In the UK for instance, cannabis oils containing CBD is legal and can be purchased without a prescription because of its low concentration of THC containing .2% or lesser. Cannabis oils containing THC levels of more than .3% are considered illegal. Billy¡¯s cannabis oil, for instance, contained higher than permissible levels of THC, which is why it was confiscated.?
The US still considers cannabidiol a ¡®schedule 1 controlled substance¡¯, which is to say that they are considered to have no medicinal value. As a result, can only be legally sold is state where the use of cannabis has been legalised (think California).
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You can get access to high-quality CBD in Canada as well, so long as it¡¯s within the stipulate THC levels of .3%. In fact, Canada may attract ardent pot heads in the future as those over the age of 18 might be able to legally possess, grow and purchase cannabis once their new national policy takes affect nationwide in October.?
Cannabis allowed for medicinal use is also allowed in countries, such as the Czech Republic, Romania and Chile. Your best bet would be to source it from a country where it is legal¡ªcarting it back to your own country is, of course, a whole other issue.?
The FDA has approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing legalisation for recreational and medical use.
The drug¡¯s approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older with Dravet Syndrome(DS) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy that are among the most resistant to treatment.?
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Epidiolex, an epilepsy drug that treats these two types of epileptic symptoms is all set to become the first cannabis-based medicine to be sold officially.? ?
"This is an important medical advance," FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in a statement on Monday. "Because of the adequate and well-controlled clinical studies that supported this approval, prescribers can have confidence in the drug's uniform strength and consistent delivery."
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¡°This approval serves as a reminder that advancing sound development programs that properly evaluate active ingredients contained in marijuana can lead to important medical therapies,¡± adds Gottlieb.