And this is just the sort of thing that the new Medicinal Cannabis investment CIL will be investing in....
Can't wait for the trading halt and announcements for the deals in North America!
Study proves medicinal cannabis can help children with severe epilepsy, researchers say
Researchers have published what they say is the first scientific evidence that medicinal cannabis helps children with severe epilepsy. Key points:
Research shows cannabinol is "as good as some of the best anti-epilepsy medications"
40 per cent of patients had their seizures halved
Some side effects were reported
Regular doses of medicinal cannabis can reduce seizures in children with severe epilepsy, new research shows.
Australian doctors were part of an international trial, testing a component of medicinal cannabis known as cannabidiol in kids with Dravet syndrome.
It is a complex disorder where children suffer drug-resistant seizures and a high death rate.
One of the authors, University of Melbourne Professor Ingrid Scheffer, welcomed the findings.
"This research is critically important. It's the first scientific evidence that cannabidiol is effective for uncontrolled seizures in Dravet syndrome," she said.
"Until now, there has only been anecdotal evidence but now we have scientific evidence proving that medicinal cannabis is definitely effective in severe epilepsy."
