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It may come as a surprise to some that a growing number of people have\nturned to medical marijuana as a recourse for managing epilepsy.\nEpilepsy, which is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring\nseizures, is the fourth most common neurological condition after\nAlzheimer's, stroke and migraine. A 2007\nstudy by the National\nInstitute of Health (NIH) conducted to estimate the prevalence of\nselected neurological disorders in the United Sates, put the occurrence\nof epilepsy in the general population at 7.1 per 1,000.

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Dravet Syndrome, a type of childhood epilepsy which typically starts in\ninfancy, has received a lot of attention due to the story of Charlotte\nFigi of Colorado. Prior to using medical marijuana, Figi, who suffers\nfrom Dravet Syndrome, had up to 300 grand mal seizures per week. The\nStanley brothers, owners of a marijuana grow business, developed a\nspecialized strain of medical marijuana that was high in cannabidiol\n(CBD), the substance believed to reduce epileptic seizures, but low in\ntetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound known to induce marijuana's\npsycho-activity. After ingesting a tincture of it, Figi's seizures were\nreduced to about two or three a month. Afterwards, the Stanley brothers\nnamed the strain \"Charlotte's Web\" in Figi's honor.

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A 2010 study by the NIH\nexamined the anti-seizure properties of cannabidiol and demonstrated\nthat CBD reduced the frequency of seizures in human trials. Due to how\nwell cannabis helps manage epilepsy, many families with young sufferers\nhave moved to states where medical marijuana is legal so that their\nchildren can get some relief from the condition. Alongside others who\nhave used medical marijuana to relieve the symptoms of various diseases,\nthese \"medical refugees\" continue to lobby their elected representatives\nto facilitate legal access to marijuana.

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Currently, medical marijuana is listed as a Schedule I controlled\nsubstance, which is the highest ranking reserved by the U.S. Drug\nEnforcement Administration for dangerous drugs with no medicinal value.\nWith this classification, those who want to study medical marijuana face\na lot of bureaucratic bottlenecks, while those who are caught with it\nmay face stiff federal penalties.

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Due to limited scientific trials, the exact mechanism whereby medical\nmarijuana aids in the reduction of seizures is not specific, although\nits cannabidiol content has shown positive effects on body systems and\ncould help in the management of seizures.

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