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Trying To Unlock A Treatment For Severe Epilepsy, Using Medical Marijuana

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Last year, Texas legalized limited medical use of cannabidiol oil, which is derived from marijuana. Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth is undergoing trials to see if that compound can be used to treat children with a severe form of epilepsy.

Dr. Scott Perry is leading that study, which involves 200 people.  

The KERA Radio interview.

You can listen to the full interview from Think here