It’s fun to smoke marijuana. It’s also probably good for you, too. At least for some things. Nothing is 100% good for you, so let’s dispense with that illusion right now. But there is a lot of research out there that says dope is…well, dope.

 

 

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Widespread acceptance of the health benefits of sweet Mary Jane is an on-going process, but recently another step was taken along that path. An FDA advisory committee just recommended by a unanimous vote that the FDA approve the epilepsy medication Epidiolex. Epidiolex has an active ingredient called cannabidiol, or CBD, which is a non-high producing compound found in marijuana. It is used to specifically treat Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, both of which begin in childhood, sometimes as early as six months.

 

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GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, the United Kingdom based company that manufactures Epidiolex, conducted three separate studied over fourteen weeks. The results were convincing. The drug decreased overall seizures in subjects by 40%.

 

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Predictably, the primary side-effect is sleepiness. However, prolonged use may result in liver injury.  

 

But epilepsy isn’t the only condition the drug could wind up treating. Cannabidiol is also known to help with arthritis and multiple sclerosis, to name only two.

 

The final decision is expected no later than June 27th. If approved, Epidolex will be the first cannabis-approved drug available in the United States. Hopefully, it won’t be the last.

 

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