Cannabis-based drug for childhood epilepsy approved for use in UK

The first cannabis-based medicine for childhood epilepsy is expected to be available soon in the UK and the rest of Europe after its UK manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals, received the green light from European authorities.

Cambridge-based GW said the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European commission had approved Epidyolex for seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome for patients aged two years and older.

The approval means the medicine – a plant-derived, strawberry-flavoured cannabidiol oral solution that is taken twice a day and lacks the “high” associated with cannabis – can be launched across Europe. Up to 50,000 children and young adults in Europe have one of the two syndromes, including about 10,000 in the UK.


https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/23/cannabis-based-drug-for-childhood-epilepsy-epidyolex-approved-for-use-in-uk

Hopefully it works. Good news.

There was a famous case out of Dallas a few years ago where a boy was prone to violent outbursts, and the only thing that calmed him was cannabis, which is illegal in Texas.

The parents were put on trial for giving it to him, and they won, because they judge and jury were persuaded that they gave their son the most effective treatment they could find.

I think cannabis will be used to treat a lot of illnesses once the stigma is finally gone.

Ben Reilly wrote:There was a famous case out of Dallas a few years ago where a boy was prone to violent outbursts, and the only thing that calmed him was cannabis, which is illegal in Texas.

The parents were put on trial for giving it to him, and they won, because they judge and jury were persuaded that they gave their son the most effective treatment they could find.

I think cannabis will be used to treat a lot of illnesses once the stigma is finally gone.

Beginning Sept. 1, Texans with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, ALS, terminal cancer, autism, spasticity and many kinds of seizure disorders will have access to medical marijuana.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/06/15/texas-expands-access-to-medical-marijuana/

You have been gone a while.

Maddog wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:There was a famous case out of Dallas a few years ago where a boy was prone to violent outbursts, and the only thing that calmed him was cannabis, which is illegal in Texas.

The parents were put on trial for giving it to him, and they won, because they judge and jury were persuaded that they gave their son the most effective treatment they could find.

I think cannabis will be used to treat a lot of illnesses once the stigma is finally gone.

Beginning Sept. 1, Texans with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, ALS, terminal cancer, autism, spasticity and many kinds of seizure disorders will have access to medical marijuana.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/06/15/texas-expands-access-to-medical-marijuana/

You have been gone a while.

Making cannabis legal for certain medical uses is hardly legalization -- I thought you were a libertarian!

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Beginning Sept. 1, Texans with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, ALS, terminal cancer, autism, spasticity and many kinds of seizure disorders will have access to medical marijuana.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/06/15/texas-expands-access-to-medical-marijuana/

You have been gone a while.

Making cannabis legal for certain medical uses is hardly legalization -- I thought you were a libertarian!

Well, it's not legal recreationally, but giving it to kids for seizures is.

Maddog wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Beginning Sept. 1, Texans with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, ALS, terminal cancer, autism, spasticity and many kinds of seizure disorders will have access to medical marijuana.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/06/15/texas-expands-access-to-medical-marijuana/

You have been gone a while.

Making cannabis legal for certain medical uses is hardly legalization -- I thought you were a libertarian!

Well, it's not legal recreationally, but giving it to kids for seizures is.  

Well, it should be legal for any reason, but that's Republicans for ya!

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Well, it's not legal recreationally, but giving it to kids for seizures is.  

Well, it should be legal for any reason, but that's Republicans for ya!

They are getting there.

Maddog wrote:

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Well, it's not legal recreationally, but giving it to kids for seizures is.  

Well, it should be legal for any reason, but that's Republicans for ya!

They are getting there.

As of just last year, only 39 percent of Texas Republicans supported recreational weed. I'm getting a bit tired of my freedoms being infringed upon while they make up their minds.

Maybe we should take away their freedom to carry long guns in public and see how they like it ...

Or just carry guns, full fucking stop.

Ben Reilly wrote:

Maddog wrote:

They are getting there.

As of just last year, only 39 percent of Texas Republicans supported recreational weed. I'm getting a bit tired of my freedoms being infringed upon while they make up their minds.

Maybe we should take away their freedom to carry long guns in public and see how they like it ...

This could be handled at the federal level too. What is the point of taking turns taking away rights from people? Seems a bit punitve to me.