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Deal backs medical marijuana trials
Drug might help children with seizures
Medical Marijuana Geo Werm
From left, University System of Georgia Board of Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby; Dr. Michael Diamond, associate dean for research at Georgia Regents University; and Blaine and Shannon Cloud, parents of a child who suffers from seizures, listen as Gov. Nathan Deal, center, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta Thursday. - photo by AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Andres
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday announced two separate efforts to pursue clinical trials on a cannabis-based drug that has shown promise in helping children who suffer from seizure disorders. The first would pair a private pharmaceutical company with a Georgia Regents University professor and expand ongoing clinical trials of a product using cannabidiol, or CDB, a compound in marijuana that doesn't produce a high in users.
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