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Australia: Children with epilepsy to take part in medical marijuana trial

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 08:45

Victoria is to become the first state in Australia to legalise cannabis for medical use.

Dozens of Victorian children with severe epilepsy will soon be able to test a cannabis-based drug in the hope it will treat their seizures.

The Austin Hospital in Melbourne is recruiting 60 children with intractable epilepsy to participate in a trial of cannabidiol (CBD) produced by an American pharmaceutical company called Insys Therapeutics Inc.

The drug is made from a synthetic version of CBD, a therapeutic compound found in the cannabis plant. The drug does not include tetrahydrocannabinol or THC - the psycho-active component of cannabis that gets people "stoned".  

Nicholas Johnson, 14, has severe epilepsy. Photo: Tessa Young

The trial will test appropriate doses for 10 patients this year before researchers recruit 60 people aged one to 17 for ongoing treatment with either the drug or a placebo. The study will only be open to children with severe epilepsy who have tested at least three drugs that have failed. ...

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