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Game-changing cannabis extract shows promise as schizophrenia treatment

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:45

An experimental drug made from a cannabis compound, cannabidiol (CBD), has been found superior to placebo for treating schizophrenia in a mid-stage trial, according to FOX News.

 

The CBD drug was developed by UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals Plc, and the company’s UK-listed shares jumped 12.5 percent since news of this most recent medical trial broke. U.S. listed shares were up by 10 percent.

According to a 24/7 Wall St report, the results of this trial signal a potentially game-changing moment in schizophrenia treatment because “the pharmacology of CBD is distinct from existing anti-psychotic medications, all of which act via effects on dopamine receptors.”

Additionally, CBD treatment shows no serious adverse side-effects, as opposed to existing anti-psychotic medications.

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Professor Philip McGuire, head of the Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, and

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