Medical Marijuana For Autism?
This is the third time in two years that I’ve encountered a case of parents giving their kids with autism medical marijuana–usually in an ingested form as opposed to smoked–instead of antipsychotics and others meds. Reportedly, this novel treatment works fairly well. But there’s the tricky problem of medical marijuana’s legal status.
“Respected LA-area pediatrician Chris Tolcher says we don’t know enough about cannabis for kids.
“‘I think for all the parents out there whose children may have autism,’ Tolcher says, ‘I think the message here is that this is intriguing information that needs more research before we can confidently say that marijuana is a safe and effective treatment for autism complications.’”
If the DEA wouldn’t make such research impossible, then perhaps we might have some answers.
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