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Is Marijuana An Alternative Therapy For Temporal Lobe Epilepsy And Diabetes?

hi, My girlfriend suffers from temporal lobe epilepsy and diabetes. She wants to try marijuana, but I m doing research on the effects of it on her conditions. a lot of reports I have found suggest that it has anti convulsant properties and has helped a lot of sufferers to control the symptoms of tle. is this true? and what are the risks involved?
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dear friend
I can understand your concern
in my opinion untill now there are no approved indications of marijuna to be used in epilepsy and diabetes
I suggest you to follow your treating doc advise
regards
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Is Marijuana An Alternative Therapy For Temporal Lobe Epilepsy And Diabetes?

dear friend I can understand your concern in my opinion untill now there are no approved indications of marijuna to be used in epilepsy and diabetes I suggest you to follow your treating doc advise regards