Scotland is set for a multi-million pound boon from the cannabis industry after a worldwide health agency confirmed that the drug provides medicinal relief for a range of ailments.
Researchers have examined the health properties of Cannabidiol (CBD)–-which is the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana-–and ruled that there is now evidence to support claims it may help treat epilepsy and “a number of other medical conditions.”
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Available legally on the open market, CBD is often administered in the form of oils, drops or capsules.
Last month, a World Health Organization report revealed that CBD oils may help successfully treat symptoms relating to Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, MS, pain, anxiety, depression, cancer and diabetic complications.
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