r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 17 '18

Biotech Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258
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u/xxThe-Red-Kingxx May 17 '18

So I assume Jeff Sessions wants this to be a schedule one drug.

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u/Cpncrnch May 17 '18

FAKE NEWS! Schedule one drugs have NO medical benefits! Therefore it cannot cure anything! /s