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Research: Cannabis drug 'reduces seizure risk' in patients with rare debilitating form of epilepsy

A cannabis drug offers new hope to thousands of Britons with untreatable forms of epilepsy, a groundbreaking study has shown.

The cannabidiol compound reduced convulsive seizures by nearly 40% in teenagers and children with Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe epileptic condition that does not respond to traditional drug treatments.

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