Bill would legalize 'Charlotte's Web' pot in Florida

[alp227]

Source: Orlando Sentinel

TALLAHASSEE — After a month of discussions, House Criminal Justice Chairman Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, filed a measure Thursday that would legalize a marijuana extract known as "Charlotte's Web" that proponents believe can dramatically reduce seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy.

The federal Food and Drug Administration has not approved the product but supporters say it reduces seizures in children and adults diagnosed with a form of epilepsy that does not respond to other treatments.

Some Republican lawmakers are concerned that support for Charlotte's Web could be confused with support for a medical marijuana proposal on the ballot in November.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-florida-bill-to-legalize-pot-20140206,0,4839421.story

[Jesus Malverde]

1. Tricky to legalize one strain...

Some Republican lawmakers are concerned that support for Charlotte's Web could be confused with support for a medical marijuana proposal on the ballot in November.

[Ed Suspicious]

2. It's an extract, which is fine I guess, but that to me seems as though it would place big pharma

in a gatekeeper role. I don't love that. I want them to legalize the herb, not just the "value added" products.

[Tx4obama]

3. Info regarding 'Charlottes Web' below

The surprising story of medical marijuana and pediatric epilepsy: Josh Stanley at TEDxBoulder

Dr Sanjay Gupta's CNN Special "WEED" (includes info regarding 'Charlotte's Web' used by the kids)

[rocktivity]

4. I added her infographic to my New Jersey health blog

Charolotte's Web: From 300 Seizures A Week To 2 Per Month

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