There's 'that sense that it is going to be a cure-all. And it's just not,' one mom whose child is taking the new drug said.
A new drug that's made from a component of cannabis called CBD became available in the US last year to treat rare forms of childhood epilepsy. That makes it the first cannabis-derived CBD drug in the US. Business Insider spoke with the parents of four kids who have taken the drug about what it's been like. For most of their kids, the treatment has helped to some degree, but they also recounted sometimes-severe side effects and delays getting the medication.
A new drug that's made from a component of cannabis called CBD became available in the US last year to treat rare forms of childhood epilepsy. That makes it the first cannabis-derived CBD drug in the US. Business Insider spoke with the parents of four kids who have taken the drug about what it's been like. For most of their kids, the treatment has helped to some degree, but they also recounted sometimes-severe side effects and delays getting the medication.
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