#100 Mary Jane in your medicine? The effect of THC on seizure prevention

BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

• Episode: #100 Mary Jane in your medicine? The effect of THC on seizure prevention
• Website: BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:214831941/sounds.rss
• Duration: 00:14:54
• Published: 2018-03-08 11:00

Cigarettes can offset Parkinson Disease. Alcohol can reduce the risk of heart attack. Can the case be made that marijuana has health benefits too?

Produced by James E. Siegler. Music by Montplaisir and Kevin McLeod. Voiceover by Erika Mejia. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision making. Or, if you're a patient with seizures, this doesn't mean you should start smoking pot now. Be smart.

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