Healthcare providers and families need comprehensive research to assess both the benefits and risks of medical marijuana with more certainty since there is no clear, scientific evidence showing that marijuana improves epilepsy in children.
Cannabis
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
‘Licensed cannabis-based products can be used in childhood epilepsy with a proper regulatory system.’
The authors also examined the prescribing environment surrounding these products. They found that a lack of quality evidence for efficacy and safety is the major obstacle to prescribing. They stress that unlicensed cannabis-based medicinal products should not circumvent usual regulatory requirements before being prescribed.
They also worry that children with epilepsy are at risk of being used as a “Trojan horse” for the cannabis industry, with widespread acceptance of medicinal cannabis accelerating the wider legalization of marijuana and opening up a highly lucrative commercial market.
Marijuana - Types, Uses & Adverse effects
Marijuana (cannabis) is a drug obtained from the hemp plant and often abused for its psychoactive effects, though it has medicinal uses as well.
Marijuana (cannabis) is a drug obtained from the hemp plant and often abused for its psychoactive effects, though it has medicinal uses as well.
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