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unknown efficacy in epilepsy [1]

The Cannabis sativa plant contains more than 400 compounds, of which 100 are known as phytocannabinoids. The two cannabinoids with the highest concentrations in cannabis are delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), responsible for most of the psychotomimetic effects of the drug, and cannabidiol (CBD), the most common non-psychoactive cannabinoid [2]

Medical Cannabis

Kolikonda et al. 2016 [3]

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068473/pdf/ndt-12-2605.pdf
  2. Δ9-THC Intoxication by Cannabidiol-Enriched Cannabis Extract in Two Children with Refractory Epilepsy: Full Remission after Switching to Purified Cannabidiol
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911937/pdf/icns_13_3-4_23.pdf Medical Cannabis for epilepsy Innovations clin.neurosci 13(3-4):