(UT) University of Utah doctors: Say ‘yes’ to cannabis oil for kids

Cannabidiol oil appears to be safe and holds “great promise as an anti-epileptic agent.”

Three Utah doctors, including the University of Utah’s top pediatric neurologist, have come out in support of families seeking access to a cannabis extract that has proven successful at stopping seizures.

"I would like to express my strong belief that [cannabidiol]-based oils (referred to here in Utah as Alepsia) should be available as soon as possible to Utah children with severe epilepsy. The substance is not psychoactíve or hallucinogenic, it contains less THC than do other materials that can be legally purchased in Utah, and it has absolutely no abuse potential," declared Francis Filloux, chief of the U.’s Division of Pediatric Neurology, in a letter shared Tuesday with Utah’s Controlled Substances Advisory Committee.

The letter was also signed by two other pediatric neurologists at the university, Helen Barkan and Lynne Kerr — the first Utah physicians to publicly endorse cannabis as a viable treatment for children with severe, intractable epilepsy.

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