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How Some Parents Brought CBD to Market to Treat Epilepsy

About a third of epilepsy patients don't respond to medication.

Publish Date: 9/29/21Topic: Body + BrainBody & BrainNova

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Discover how a group of parents brought a controversial epilepsy treatment — CBD tinctures — to market, and ultimately helped a child reduce how often they got seizures.

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