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<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941559 Is the medical use of cannabis a therapeutic option for children?</ref>
<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941559 Is the medical use of cannabis a therapeutic option for children?</ref>


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  
The Cannabis sativa plant contains(<ref>http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Protect/PlantIndustry/NIPPP/Documents/marijuana%20article.pdf</ref>) 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  
<ref>Δ9-THC Intoxication by Cannabidiol-Enriched Cannabis Extract in Two Children with Refractory Epilepsy: Full Remission after Switching to Purified Cannabidiol</ref>
<ref>Δ9-THC Intoxication by Cannabidiol-Enriched Cannabis Extract in Two Children with Refractory Epilepsy: Full Remission after Switching to Purified Cannabidiol</ref>



Revision as of 19:24, 10 November 2016

unknown efficacy in epilepsy [1] [2]

The Cannabis sativa plant contains([3]) 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 [4]

Medical Cannabis

Kolikonda et al. 2016 [5]

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068473/pdf/ndt-12-2605.pdf
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26941559 Is the medical use of cannabis a therapeutic option for children?
  3. http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Protect/PlantIndustry/NIPPP/Documents/marijuana%20article.pdf
  4. Δ9-THC Intoxication by Cannabidiol-Enriched Cannabis Extract in Two Children with Refractory Epilepsy: Full Remission after Switching to Purified Cannabidiol
  5. 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):