Marijuana Research: For A Parent, Medical Marijuana Is Not A Joke

The Drug Enforcement Administration had previously banned research on medical marijuana, even calling it "a joke." But for a parent of a patient who needs to use marijuana for medical purposes, for them to have a normal life, there is nothing ridiculous about it.

As featured in a video from ATTN, Yvonne Cahalane, a mother of a cannabis patient, shares her story. Her son would have as many as 10 seizures a day; but after introducing marijuana, he gets to enjoy three months with no seizures at all.

Lack of Research

The lack of research on marijuana consumption is one of the factors why cannabis is still considered by many as a hard, addictive drug. The DEA's ban on medical marijuana just made it a lot more difficult for scientists to conduct studies that would show how the use of cannabis can be good or bad for patients. Dr....

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