SALT LAKE CITY Charlees Law takes effect today. It allows parents of epileptic children in Utah to possess cannabis oil without fear of prosecution.
Meanwhile, Primary Childrens Hospital is one step closer to testing it on children with severe epilepsy but needs government approval.
Primary hopes the study could lend scientific credibility to what some have called a miraculous extract.
Were excited about every treatment, every possibility, said Jennifer May, Co-founder of Hope 4 Children with Epilepsy.
A British pharmaceutical company has now agreed to let PCH test Epidiolex children ages 2-17 with severe epilepsy.
The drug contains pure cannabidiol oil.
Colorado parents say the extract has significantly reduced seizures for some epileptic children. However, since the government puts cannabis in the same category as heroin and LSD, the Drug Enforcement Agency must sign off on the trial.
That hasnt happened so its unclear when the study begins.
Heres the other hurdle for families interested.
The Epidiolex IND [Investigational New Drug] is only going to allow for 25 of the most severe patients and there are many more than that, May said.
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Cannabis oil available as treatment for children with epilepsy starting today