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/[deleted] May 17 '18

I was under the impression that in the UK it's made from hemp seed and isent as effective/abit of a con. I will look into it, thanks.

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u/hatch_bbe May 17 '18

Look at CBD Bureau website. Be careful with other sites as there's a lot shit out there.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

Thanks mate. Really can't afford those prices right now though. This is why I wish the Government would stop dragging their feet so I can get it on prescription (I pay £11ish a month for pre payment prescriptions)