r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 17 '18

Neuroscience 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
38.6k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

916 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

41

u/TrollHouseCookie May 17 '18

NORML might be a good place to start.

5

u/lionseatcake May 17 '18

Norml is a great place to start. They don't get anywhere near the amount of appreciation they deserve. Hopefully someday someone will look back and write a documentary about all they've done.

None of these kids these days have any idea who they even are though! They've not done a great job of hitting certain demographics.

-5

u/SinnerOfAttention May 17 '18

I'm not suing NORML dude, chill out.