Families of children with epilepsy say they are devastated after being denied prescriptions for medicinal cannabis. A law change on 1 November was designed to allow a small number of patients to be prescribed cannabis-based products by specialist doctors in the […]
‘It's extremely overwhelming ... when I walk him to school I know how lucky I am’ A seven-year-old boy who was granted a special licence in June to use medicinal cannabis oil is now …
Chelsea Leyland was able to move to New York and get a prescription for medical marijuana. Meanwhile, her sister remains in full-time care in the UK. Brooklyn-based DJ Chelsea Leyland is …
N.Y. -- New York is making it easier for patients who use prescription opioids to replace those painkillers with medical marijuana. The state Health Department said it has filed emergency regulations …
By Consumer Reports The FDA has approved the first marijuana drug, and cannabidiol may get easier to buy. Is CBD legal and effective? Cannabidiol, commonly called CBD, holds the promise of relieving …
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that a component of cannabis reduces seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, marking a significant step in efforts to use …
No one has to tell David Mitchell about the positive effects medicinal marijuana can have on a person’s quality of life. Mitchell has seen it work wonders for his 7-year-old son, …
Recreational marijuana, which was legalized in Washington, D.C. and decriminalized in February 2015 in Alaska has been deemed to be less dangerous as compared to both tobacco and alcohol, according …
Castlederg miracle boy Billy Caldwell has had a new medicinal cannabis oil named after him by a major American pharmaceutical company. The therapeutic CBD oil ‘Billy’s Bud’ is set to be …
Cannabis oil is on sale in a number of local chemists and health food shops and is in high demand among the community, particularly those in chronic pain. The product contains …