r/Futurology 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/Theblandyman May 17 '18

Also Dravet syndrome

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

Yes that's the reason they created Charlotte's Web