In one child, the drug reduced seizures from 50 a day to three a month There remains concern the drug can cause anxiety, schizophrenia and addiction when given to people who are epileptic
By Emma Innes
Published: 04:22 EST, 22 May 2014 | Updated: 08:15 EST, 22 May 2014
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Cannabis could be used to help treat epilepsy, new research has revealed.
The potential of medical marijuana and pure cannabidiol - an active substance in the cannabis plant - for neurologic conditions is highly controversial.
However, U.S. research has now suggested the drug could help people with severe epilepsy.
Medical marijuana can reduce the number of seizures an epilepsy patient has, research suggests
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Another medical use for cannabis as scientists find it helps reduce seizures in people with severe epilepsy