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Medical marijuana is kosher says top New York rabbi
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An Israeli medical marijuana user. Israel pioneered the medical use of the drug, with 11,000 users registered across the country. (Getty)
Medical marijuana may soon be available to Orthodox Jews in New York State. The Orthodox Union, which provides kosher certification, is in discussion with companies offering kosher medical marijuana products, reports the Jewish Daily Forward.

Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of the Union's kosher certification agency, which has blocked the certification of e-cigarettes and tobacco products, said the agency "would not have a problem certifying" medical marijuana.

The medical use of marijuana is now legal in approximately half of the states in the US, withAlaska also following Colorado and Washington in legalising the drug for recreational use.

Ean Seeb, the Jewish owner of one of the oldest marijuana dispensaries in Denver, Colorado, told the newspaper: "We have shown here in Colorado that you can effectuate social change without the world crashing down on you."

Though most orthodox rabbis have accepted the medical use of marijuana, most still oppose its recreational use.

In Israel, more than 11,000 people are licensed to receive kosher certified medical marijuana, which has been shown to alleviate pain, anxiety, appetite loss and nausea in patients suffering diseases including HIV, Aids, cancer and multiple sclerosis.

As a plant, the certification will not be required for the marijuana itself, but for products made from it, such as capsules or edible goods.

Medical marijuana products are expected to go on sale in New York State in 2015.
 
Liquid marijuana could hold key to treating epilepsy
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A 54% reduction in seizures was reported for the epileptics who were given cannabidiol(Reuters)
A liquid form of marijuana could hold the key to helping children deal with severe epilepsy where traditional forms of medicine have failed many when it comes to coping with seizures.

A study led by Orrin Devinsky, MD, of New York University Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, has provided evidence that cannabidiol - a medicinal liquid form of marijuana that does not cause users to become "high" - may be a suitable treatment.

Due to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 67th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, from 18-25 April 2015, the study involved 213 participants, both adults and children with a median age of 11, who had various forms of epilepsy and had not responded to other treatments.

Of the 213 people, 137 of them completed the 12 week trial and on average there was a 54% reduction in the number of seizures.

Side effects experienced by more than 10% of participants included drowsiness, of which a fifth said that they had experienced, 17% reported diarrhoea, 17% said tiredness, and 16% complained of a decreased appetite. 12 people dropped out as a result of the reactions.

In spite of the side effects, Dr Devinsky believes that the results are encouraging: "So far there have been few formal studies on this marijuana extract. These results are of great interest, especially for the children and their parents who have been searching for an answer for these debilitating seizures."
 
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