Many US Lawmakers Convinced Marijuana Is A Valid Medicine
Inspired by cases of epileptic children being treated in Colorado with Cannabis Oil, lawmakers across the US this year have made a dramatic change in how they view Marijuana.
So far 9 US states passed laws legalizing either the use of non-psychoactive Marijuana extracts for medical treatment or the study of such products.
On the list, Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin were states previously very resistant to changes in Marijuana laws.
And now in, Missouri and North Carolina, the legislatures have passed Marijuana bills that need only a signature from the states’ respective Governor.
Advocates both for and against changes to Marijuana policies continue the debate as to whether the new laws will have any practical impact. But the new laws represent an ongoing rebellion of states from the federal government’s long standing position that Marijuana has no accepted medical use.
Some children suffer from severe epilepsy, and those who have received relief by using an extract made from the Marijuana plant that is high in a chemical called CBD and low in the psychoactive component of Marijuana, THC. The most famous variety of Marijuana from which the Oil is made, Charlotte’s Web, is named after Charlotte Figi, a child being treated with the US government banned drug in Colorado.
Hundreds of families have moved to Colorado for the Cannbis Oil, which is currently available only through the state’s Medical Marijuana system.
Marijuana is currently a Schedule I substance, meaning it is not considered to have any medical use and research on it is difficult.
The need for high-CBD treatment is urgent, citing the more than 9,000 names on a wait list for Charlotte’s Web.
The Realm of Caring plans to produce more Cannabis Oil this year under the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Hemp program. That is possible because the program defines Hemp, the taxonomic twin of Marijuana, only as low in THC.
Because Hemp has fewer restrictions than Marijuana Realm of Caring might be able to send Charlotte’s Web Oil to patients in states with CBD laws, greatly reducing the wait list.
Stay tuned…
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Paul Ebeling
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Many US Lawmakers Convinced Marijuana Is A Valid Medicine
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