UC San Diego to use controversial marijuana compound to treat severe autism
UC San Diego will try to alleviate severe autism in children by giving them a non-psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, a project funded by the biggest private donation ever made in the U.S. for such research.
The $4.7 million study involves the controversial compound cannabidiol, or CBD, which is widely marketed nationwide as something of a miracle drug, capable of treating everything from cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder.
[...] UC San Diego dealt with the issue by asking the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation of Lindon, Utah, for $4.7 million to study whether CBD can ease the most severe symptoms of autism, including seizures, self-injuring behavior, and crippling anxiety. The foundation agreed, and it is urging the federal government to remove marijuana from its list of Schedule 1 drugs so that cannabis can be widely studied.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday May 01 2018, @04:21PM
I can understand treating severe cases.
If you have a touch of autism or aspergers or something like that, and are high functioning, well, guess what? People pay good money for the things you can hyper-focus on!
Being good at social interaction isn't everything. But don't eat your coworkers.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.