There has been an increase in news coverage regarding medicinal cannabis oil in 2013. This includes reports from CNN, ABC, CBS, CBS, and local media about high-cannabidiol cannabis oils effectively controlling the symptoms rare epileptic conditions like Dravet and Doose, infantile spasms as well as cortical dysplasia and infantile spasms. These conditions can lead to hundreds of thousands of seizures per week and also affect development in many other ways. This can cause a lot of problems for families who have children affected by these diseases. Due to the extremely complex nature of Dravet and related syndromes, traditional pharmaceuticals are ineffective and often make the problems worse. Families turned to high CBD cannabis oil to find relief.
To clarify, high CBD cannabis oil isn’t psychoactive and seems to be more beneficial that high-THC cannabis oils. Cannabidiol is another cannabinoid in the cannabis plant, like the more well-known psychoactive cannabinoid THC, with significant research suggesting neuroprotectant, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-ischemic, antispasmodic, antipsychotic, and antibacterial properties, among others. Cannabidiol is also extracted from cannabis. Concentrated cannabinoids can be consumed orally rather than smoked. This preserves medicinal compounds and allows them more easily to reach the digestive system than the respiratory system.
CBD appears to possess panacea-like abilities, as evidenced by research. Sanjay Gupta published a CNN documentary about Charlotte Figi on August 11, 2013. Charlotte was a Dravet disorder patient. She suffered from 300 grand mal seizures each week. This number cannot be reduced by any medications or diet. Charlotte’s parents learned about high-CBD cannabis oil, and after literally the first dose, Charlotte’s seizures stopped. Charlotte has now suffered a mere three seizures per month. This is a remarkable case, and it’s not an isolated one. Dr. Margaret Gedde of Colorado Springs is monitoring 11 new clients of the Stanely Brothers, who provide Charlotte’s high CBD medicine. 9 of them have had seizures reduced by between 90-100%. This is another miracle.
The epileptic conditions that CBD is proving to be effective against are extremely complex, and not even the most powerful, well researched pharmaceuticals have been capable of inducing any healing. High-CBD cannabis is able to immediately reduce symptoms. It also has systemic benefits, such as increased energy, better learning, and improved behavior.
It is not surprising that these results have been documented for many years. Research has shown that cannabinoids can be used to treat epilepsy and other serious conditions. These results have been translated into practice for epilepsy as well as other conditions. Over the years, people have managed to eliminate cancers and treat other diseases, such as Crohn’s disease, diabetes, fibromyalgia or heart disease. This is the most serious problem we face and must be given more attention.