Cannabis meds: 'I risk criminal record to help my child'
She also has Dravet syndrome and used to suffer life-threatening seizures.
There are hundreds of chemicals in cannabis. The two key active compounds, called cannabinoids, in medical use are:cannabidiol - which is not a controlled substanceIndie-Rose and Sophia are being treated with Bedrolite, and Bedica, which are administered under the tongue.Bedica is 14% THC.Part of the process of turning cannabis flowers into oil-based medicines at the Transvaal Pharmacy in The HagueThe dried cannabis flowers are turned into oil-based medicines by a pharmacy in The Hague.
"We have now delivered on our promise and specialist doctors will have the option to prescribe these products where there is a real need." At present there is an impasse because the BPNA says there is not enough evidence that THC is safe or effective, and it has concerns about its effects on the developing brain.
Prof Cross is hopeful that a new cannabidiol medicine, Epidiolex, manufactured in the UK by GW Pharma, will get a European licence within a few months. It contains no THC.
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