Marijuana-derived Drug Offers Hope For Children With Severe Epilepsy

Associated Press, The Clarion-Ledger
Wed, 11/14/2018 - 11:41am

Up to 10 Mississippi kids with uncontrolled epileptic seizures are in a six-month trial of a new drug derived from marijuana.

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