Marijuana Shows Surprising Potential - But Not THC

Evidence is mounting that cannabidiol, an oil derived from marijuana, can benefit children with otherwise untreatable epileptic seizures. Two new studies have shown that "CBD" significantly reduced seizures in as many as half of children with epilepsy. What's interesting about CBD is that while it's a major component of pot, it doesn't produce a high like the drug's other prominent (and better known) chemical compound, THC. Cannabidiol is the reason many parents of children are relocating to Colorado, where recreational pot is legal and a special marijuana strain with high CBD and extremely low THC has been developed specifically to help children with the condition.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us News: Marijuana Studies Show Surprising Potential Evidence is mounting that cannabidiol, an oil derived from marijuana, can benefit children with otherwise untreatable epileptic seizures. Two new studies have shown that "CBD" significantly reduced seizures in as many as half of children with epilepsy. What's interesting about CBD is that while it's a major component of pot, it doesn't produce a high like the drug's other prominent (and better known) chemical compound, THC.  Cannabidiol is the reason many parents of children are relocating to Colorado, where recreational pot is legal and a special marijuana strain with high CBD and extremely low THC has been developed specifically to help children with the condition.  Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health No-High Marijuana: Future Treatment for Fibromyalgia? READ NOW Is Marijuana an Effective Treatment for Arthritis?    READ NOW Here's How Long Marijuana Stays In Your System (a Long Time)    READ NOW Are Vaporizers the Safest Way to Smoke Weed? READ NOW Trending Now • The About.com Guide to Healthy Beauty • Write This Every Time You Eat • The Fearful Process of Dying From Prostate Cancer • Why Do My Breasts Hurt During My Period? • These Misconceptions Are Causing You Stress • Could You Be Hyperthyroid? Here's How to Tell • The Ultimate Guide to Better, Healthier Sex Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.