High Hopes: The Quest To Turn Cannabis Into A Potent Medicine
Cannabis Culture
Mon, Nov 27
Key Points
- Marijuana shows promise in treating a range of illnesses, including depression, addiction, arthritis, and epilepsy.
- Callie Seaman started using cannabis at 16 to control her epilepsy, which was impacting her daily life and education.
- This was back in 1997 when cannabis was illegal for medical use in Europe.
- Obtaining cannabis at that time required engaging with street dealers or relying on others.
Marijuana shows promise in treating illnesses ranging from depression and addiction to arthritis and epilepsy.
Callie Seaman was 16 when she started smoking cannabis to control her epilepsy. The seizures that had started two years earlier were affecting her ability to function and, while she’d excelled at school until her diagnosis, her studies were now suffering.
That was back in 1997, when cannabis was still illegal throughout Europe even for medical use. Anyone who wanted to acquire some was forced to do business with a street dealer or rely on someone else to do so.
– Read the entire article at Europa.