When a Republican state congressman in Utah is in favor of legalizing weed resin because it can transform the lives of children dealing with the trauma of constant seizures, you know the momentum against Prohibition is now unstoppable. But this is the clincher:
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved the country’s first studies on the marijuana compound cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive marijuana component, as an antiseizure medication. Some scientists believe the compound quiets the electrical and chemical activities in the brain that trigger seizures. Extracts are often heavy on cannabidiol, with a negligible amount of THC.
Heads up to all those parents whose children suffer needlessly because of our Puritan past: help is on the way.
The Dish 