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Monday December 7, 2015

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

A strain of high-cannabidiol marijuana is used to create extracts used in experimental epilepsy treatments. GW Pharmaceuticals hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

December 7, 2015 • The first studies of cannabidiol show promise for treatment-resistant epilepsy, but researchers caution that these are preliminary results and bigger, better studies are needed.

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

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Saturday July 11, 2015

Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington

Sen. Rand Paul waves to supporters in Denver after he spoke to a closed meeting of cannabis business leaders earlier in the day. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington

July 11, 2015 • "We're going to be making sure that [members of Congress] know their constituents care about this stuff," said one industry representative.